diff --git a/nx/Makefile b/nx/Makefile
index 9f57267c..cd8f57c7 100644
--- a/nx/Makefile
+++ b/nx/Makefile
@@ -66,10 +66,18 @@ CPPFILES	:=	$(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.cpp)))
 SFILES		:=	$(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.s)))
 BINFILES	:=	$(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.*)))
 
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# use CCACHE to improve performance
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+CXX		:= `which ccache` $(CXX)
+CC		:= `which ccache` $(CC)
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # use CXX for linking C++ projects, CC for standard C
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ifeq ($(strip $(CPPFILES)),)
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	export LD	:=	$(CC)
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------