diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3c43780374..5a3fa5e67b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@ gimp-flatpak-x64:
     DEB_PYTHON_INSTALL_LAYOUT: "deb"
     PATH: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.local/bin:$CI_PROJECT_DIR/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
     XDG_DATA_HOME: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.local/share/"
-    XDG_CACHE_HOME: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.cache/"
   # TODO: Crossroads handling of universal variables still not perfect
   before_script: []
 
@@ -423,6 +422,13 @@ deps-win-x64-cross:
     - !reference [.win-cross, rules]
   needs: ["image-debian-x64"]
   stage: dependencies
+  variables:
+    XDG_CACHE_HOME: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.cache/"
+  cache:
+    - key: ${CI_JOB_NAME}-pkg
+      paths:
+        - .cache/
+    - !reference [.default, cache]
   script:
     - bash -x build/windows/gitlab-ci/1_build-deps-crossroad.sh
     - crossroad w64 gimp --run="build/windows/gitlab-ci/1_build-deps-crossroad.sh"