diff --git a/ci/ci-install.bash b/ci/ci-install.bash
index de46dfdda..66216d5ff 100755
--- a/ci/ci-install.bash
+++ b/ci/ci-install.bash
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ if [ "$CI_BUILD_STAGE_NAME" = "build" ]; then
     fatal "Unknown os: '$CI_OS_NAME'"
   fi
 
-  mkdir -p "$CCACHE_DIR" && ./ci/ci-ccache-maint.bash
+  if [ -n "$CCACHE_DIR" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$CCACHE_DIR" && ./ci/ci-ccache-maint.bash
+  fi
 elif [ "$CI_BUILD_STAGE_NAME" = "test" ]; then
   ##############################################################################
   # Dependencies of jobs in the 'test' stage, i.e.: packages required to