diff --git a/cmake/catkin_libraries.cmake b/cmake/catkin_libraries.cmake
index de8fd2d1f..5d9a24c1b 100644
--- a/cmake/catkin_libraries.cmake
+++ b/cmake/catkin_libraries.cmake
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ function(catkin_find_library_imported_location_library VAR LIB)
     list(APPEND imported_location_libnames ${imported_location_name})
   endif()
   if(imported_location_libnames)
-    find_library(imported_location_library NAMES ${imported_location_libnames} HINTS ${imported_location_dir})
+    find_library(imported_location_library NAMES ${imported_location_libnames} HINTS ${imported_location_dir} NO_CACHE)
   endif()
   set(${VAR} "${imported_location_library}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()