diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/compiler.sh.in b/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/compiler.sh.in
index 46794f13..2c95ba24 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/compiler.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/buildenv/compiler.sh.in
@@ -43,13 +43,11 @@ buildenv_ccache() {
 
 buildenv_distcc() {
 	if check_buildoption "distcc" "y"; then
-		if (( using_ccache )); then
-			if [[ " $CCACHE_PREFIX " != *" distcc "* ]]; then
-				export CCACHE_PREFIX="${CCACHE_PREFIX:+$CCACHE_PREFIX }distcc"
-			fi
-			export CCACHE_BASEDIR="$srcdir"
-		elif [[ -d /usr/lib/distcc/bin ]]; then
+		if [[ -d /usr/lib/distcc/bin ]]; then
 			export PATH="/usr/lib/distcc/bin:$PATH"
+			if (( using_ccache )); then
+				export CCACHE_BASEDIR="$srcdir"
+			fi
 		fi
 
 		export DISTCC_HOSTS