diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c07616061..2d9d3382f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -125,8 +125,17 @@ endif(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
 
 find_program(CCACHE ccache)
 if(CCACHE AND WITH_CCACHE)
-	set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_COMPILE ${CCACHE})
-	set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_LINK ${CCACHE})
+	if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 3.3.2)
+		if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER)
+			SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER ${CCACHE})
+		endif(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER)
+		if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER)
+			SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER ${CCACHE})
+		endif(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER)
+	else()
+		set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_COMPILE ${CCACHE})
+		set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_LINK ${CCACHE})
+	endif()
 endif(CCACHE AND WITH_CCACHE)
 
 if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.source_version" )