diff --git a/compiler/setup.py b/compiler/setup.py
index 0fbf8aa50..980499b30 100644
--- a/compiler/setup.py
+++ b/compiler/setup.py
@@ -16,13 +16,25 @@ class MakeExtension(Extension):
         self.sourcedir = os.path.abspath(sourcedir)
 
 
+def build_dir():
+    return os.environ.get("CONCRETE_COMPILER_BUILD_DIR", "build/")
+
+
 class MakeBuild(build_ext):
     def run(self):
         for ext in self.extensions:
             self.build_extension(ext)
 
     def build_extension(self, ext):
-        subprocess.check_call(["make", "python-bindings"])
+        cmd = ["make", f"BUILD_DIR={build_dir()}"]
+        py_exec = os.environ.get("CONCRETE_COMPILER_Python3_EXECUTABLE")
+        if py_exec:
+            cmd.append(f"Python3_EXECUTABLE={py_exec}")
+        ccache = os.environ.get("CONCRETE_COMPILER_CCACHE")
+        if ccache:
+            cmd.append(f"CCACHE={ccache}")
+        cmd.append("python-bindings")
+        subprocess.check_call(cmd)
 
 
 setuptools.setup(
@@ -37,15 +49,15 @@ setuptools.setup(
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     url="https://github.com/zama-ai/homomorphizer",
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(
-        where="build/tools/zamalang/python_packages/zamalang_core",
+        where=build_dir() + "tools/zamalang/python_packages/zamalang_core",
         include=["zamalang", "zamalang.*"],
     )
     + setuptools.find_namespace_packages(
-        where="build/tools/zamalang/python_packages/zamalang_core",
+        where=build_dir() + "tools/zamalang/python_packages/zamalang_core",
         include=["mlir", "mlir.*"],
     ),
     install_requires=["numpy"],
-    package_dir={"": "build/tools/zamalang/python_packages/zamalang_core"},
+    package_dir={"": build_dir() + "tools/zamalang/python_packages/zamalang_core"},
     include_package_data=True,
     package_data={"": ["*.so"]},
     classifiers=[