diff --git a/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_unix.cmake b/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_unix.cmake
index fbf7d47aa42..2dbc3e09b71 100644
--- a/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_unix.cmake
+++ b/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_unix.cmake
@@ -120,15 +120,21 @@ if(WITH_VULKAN_BACKEND)
 endif()
 
 function(check_freetype_for_brotli)
-  include(CheckSymbolExists)
-  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  check_symbol_exists(FT_CONFIG_OPTION_USE_BROTLI "freetype/config/ftconfig.h" HAVE_BROTLI)
-  unset(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES)
-  if(NOT HAVE_BROTLI)
+  if((DEFINED HAVE_BROTLI AND HAVE_BROTLI) AND
+     (DEFINED HAVE_BROTLI_INC AND ("${HAVE_BROTLI_INC}" STREQUAL "${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS}")))
+    # Pass, the includes didn't change, use the cached value.
+  else()
     unset(HAVE_BROTLI CACHE)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Freetype needs to be compiled with brotli support!")
+    include(CheckSymbolExists)
+    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    check_symbol_exists(FT_CONFIG_OPTION_USE_BROTLI "freetype/config/ftconfig.h" HAVE_BROTLI)
+    unset(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES)
+    if(NOT HAVE_BROTLI)
+      unset(HAVE_BROTLI CACHE)
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "Freetype needs to be compiled with brotli support!")
+    endif()
+    set(HAVE_BROTLI_INC "${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS}" CACHE INTERNAL "")
   endif()
-  unset(HAVE_BROTLI CACHE)
 endfunction()
 
 if(NOT WITH_SYSTEM_FREETYPE)