diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
index 9cd2db0d23..9bf7a3cacf 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
@@ -309,8 +309,12 @@ file for details about how to enable this mechanism in your configuration
 file, how to disable it for specific recipes, and how to share ``ccache``
 files between builds.
 
-However, using the class can lead to unexpected side-effects. Thus, using
-this class is not recommended.
+Recipes can also explicitly disable `Ccache` support even when the
+:ref:`ref-classes-ccache` class is enabled, by setting the
+:term:`CCACHE_DISABLE` variable to "1".
+
+Using the :ref:`ref-classes-ccache` class can lead to unexpected side-effects.
+Using this class is not recommended.
 
 .. _ref-classes-chrpath:
 
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index 69d75af558..ec40b3e6fc 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -1097,6 +1097,11 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
    :term:`CC`
       The minimal command and arguments used to run the C compiler.
 
+   :term:`CCACHE_DISABLE`
+      When inheriting the :ref:`ref-classes-ccache` class, the
+      :term:`CCACHE_DISABLE` variable can be set to "1" in a recipe to disable
+      `Ccache` support. This is useful when the recipe is known to not support it.
+
    :term:`CFLAGS`
       Specifies the flags to pass to the C compiler. This variable is
       exported to an environment variable and thus made visible to the