diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b8ab1cce..b4fab8c3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "build shared libraries" ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS_DEFAULT})
 # option list
 #
 
-# general
-option(WHISPER_CCACHE "whisper: use ccache if available" ON)
-
 # debug
 option(WHISPER_ALL_WARNINGS           "whisper: enable all compiler warnings"                   ON)
 option(WHISPER_ALL_WARNINGS_3RD_PARTY "whisper: enable all compiler warnings in 3rd party libs" OFF)
@@ -96,7 +93,6 @@ option(WHISPER_OPENVINO              "whisper: support for OpenVINO"      OFF)
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/build-info.cmake)
 
 # override ggml options
-set(GGML_CCACHE             ${WHISPER_CCACHE})
 set(GGML_SANITIZE_THREAD    ${WHISPER_SANITIZE_THREAD})
 set(GGML_SANITIZE_ADDRESS   ${WHISPER_SANITIZE_ADDRESS})
 set(GGML_SANITIZE_UNDEFINED ${WHISPER_SANITIZE_UNDEFINED})
@@ -121,6 +117,7 @@ whisper_option_depr(WARNING     WHISPER_OPENMP              GGML_OPENMP)
 whisper_option_depr(WARNING     WHISPER_RPC                 GGML_RPC)
 whisper_option_depr(WARNING     WHISPER_SYCL                GGML_SYCL)
 whisper_option_depr(WARNING     WHISPER_SYCL_F16            GGML_SYCL_F16)
+whisper_option_depr(WARNING     WHISPER_CCACHE              GGML_CCACHE)
 
 #
 # build the library
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/ext/options.rb b/bindings/ruby/ext/options.rb
index 6fed3184..29ff7909 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/ext/options.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/ext/options.rb
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class Options
     bool "GGML_BMI2"
     ignored "GGML_BUILD_EXAMPLES"
     ignored "GGML_BUILD_TESTS"
+    bool "GGML_CCACHE"
     filepath "GGML_CCACHE_FOUND"
     bool "GGML_CPU"
     bool "GGML_CPU_AARCH64"
@@ -168,7 +169,6 @@ class Options
     ignored "WHISPER_BUILD_EXAMPLES"
     ignored "WHISPER_BUILD_SERVER"
     ignored"WHISPER_BUILD_TESTS"
-    bool "WHISPER_CCACHE"
     bool "WHISPER_COREML"
     bool "WHISPER_COREML_ALLOW_FALLBACK"
     ignored "WHISPER_CURL"