diff --git a/tools/configure b/tools/configure
index 14685fd8e9..09f2f23a9a 100755
--- a/tools/configure
+++ b/tools/configure
@@ -2950,15 +2950,15 @@ DLLTOOL=`findtool ${DLLTOOL} --lit`
 DLLWRAP=`findtool ${DLLWRAP} --lit`
 RANLIB=`findtool ${RANLIB} --lit`
 
+if test -n "$ccache"; then
+  CC="$ccache $CC"
+fi
+
 if test "$ARG_ARM_THUMB" = "1"; then
   extradefines="$extradefines -DUSE_THUMB"
   CC="$toolsdir/thumb-cc.py $CC"
 fi
 
-if test -n "$ccache"; then
-  CC="$ccache $CC"
-fi
-
 if test "X$endian" = "Xbig"; then
   defendian="ROCKBOX_BIG_ENDIAN"
 else