diff --git a/Installation/CMakeLists.txt b/Installation/CMakeLists.txt
index a4703a381a5..2acb638c374 100644
--- a/Installation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Installation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ if ( RUNNING_CGAL_AUTO_TEST )
     if ( EXISTS ${CGAL_REFERENCE_CACHE_DIR} )
       if ( EXISTS ${CGAL_REFERENCE_CACHE_DIR}/CMakeCache.txt )
         message( STATUS "Loading reference cache from ${CGAL_REFERENCE_CACHE_DIR}" )
-        load_cache( ${CGAL_REFERENCE_CACHE_DIR} )
+        load_cache( ${CGAL_REFERENCE_CACHE_DIR} EXCLUDE CGAL_Core_LIBRARY )
       endif()
     endif()
   endif()