diff --git a/mkspecs/features/device_config.prf b/mkspecs/features/device_config.prf
index cd3a0cf8cd..e0383ef530 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/device_config.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/device_config.prf
@@ -19,10 +19,15 @@ defineTest(deviceSanityCheckCompiler) {
     else: \
         sfx =
 
+    # Build the compiler filename using the first value in QMAKE_CXX in order to
+    # support tools like ccache, which give QMAKE_CXX values of the form:
+    #     ccache <path_to_compiler>
+    compiler = $$first(QMAKE_CXX)$$sfx
+
     # Check if the binary exists with an absolute path. Do this check
     # before the CROSS_COMPILE empty check below to allow the mkspec
     # to derive the compiler path from other device options.
-    exists($$QMAKE_CXX$$sfx):return()
+    exists($$compiler):return()
 
     # Check for possible reasons of failure
     # check if CROSS_COMPILE device-option is set
@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ defineTest(deviceSanityCheckCompiler) {
     # Check if QMAKE_CXX points to an executable.
     ensurePathEnv()
     for (dir, QMAKE_PATH_ENV) {
-        exists($$dir/$${QMAKE_CXX}$$sfx): \
+        exists($$dir/$${compiler}): \
             return()
     }