diff --git a/.murdock b/.murdock
index 51de3848c8..12f9dc40a5 100755
--- a/.murdock
+++ b/.murdock
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 export RIOT_CI_BUILD=1
 export STATIC_TESTS=${STATIC_TESTS:-1}
 export CFLAGS_DBG=""
+export DLCACHE_DIR=${DLCACHE_DIR:-~/.dlcache}
 
 error() {
     echo "$@"