diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/compiler.sh.in b/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/compiler.sh.in
index dc3ee73a..782eaf3f 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/compiler.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/compiler.sh.in
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ buildenv_ccache() {
 buildenv_distcc() {
 	if check_buildoption "distcc" "y"; then
 		if (( using_ccache )); then
-			if [[ " $CCACHE_PREFIX " != *" distcc "* ]]; then
-				export CCACHE_PREFIX="${CCACHE_PREFIX:+$CCACHE_PREFIX }distcc"
+			local distcc=$(type -p distcc)
+			if [[ " $CCACHE_PREFIX " != *" ${distcc} "* ]]; then
+				export CCACHE_PREFIX="${CCACHE_PREFIX:+$CCACHE_PREFIX }${distcc}"
 			fi
 			export CCACHE_BASEDIR="$srcdir"
 		elif [[ -d /usr/lib/distcc/bin ]]; then