diff --git a/build_win.bat b/build_win.bat
index 893d8c344..34fea8d61 100644
--- a/build_win.bat
+++ b/build_win.bat
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ SET EXIT_STATUS=3
 SET PS_CURRENT_STEP=deps
 IF "%PS_STEPS_DIRTY%" EQU "" CALL :MAKE_OR_CLEAN_DIRECTORY deps\build "%PS_DEPS_PATH_FILE_NAME%" .vs
 cd deps\build || GOTO :END
-cmake.exe .. -DDESTDIR="%PS_DESTDIR%" || GOTO :END
+cmake.exe .. -DDESTDIR="%PS_DESTDIR%"
+IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 IF "%PS_STEPS_DIRTY%" NEQ "" (
+    (del CMakeCache.txt && cmake.exe .. -DDESTDIR="%PS_DESTDIR%") || GOTO :END
+) ELSE GOTO :END
 (echo %PS_DESTDIR%)> "%PS_DEPS_PATH_FILE%"
 msbuild /m ALL_BUILD.vcxproj /p:Configuration=%PS_CONFIG%  /v:quiet || GOTO :END
 cd ..\..
@@ -181,7 +184,10 @@ SET PS_PROJECT_IS_OPEN=
 FOR /F "tokens=2 delims=," %%I in (
     'tasklist /V /FI "IMAGENAME eq devenv.exe " /NH /FO CSV ^| find "%PS_SOLUTION_NAME%"'
 ) do SET PS_PROJECT_IS_OPEN=%%~I
-cmake.exe .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="%PS_DESTDIR%\usr\local" -DCMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES=%PS_CONFIG_LIST% || GOTO :END
+cmake.exe .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="%PS_DESTDIR%\usr\local" -DCMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES=%PS_CONFIG_LIST%
+IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 IF "%PS_STEPS_DIRTY%" NEQ "" (
+    (del CMakeCache.txt && cmake.exe .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="%PS_DESTDIR%\usr\local" -DCMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES=%PS_CONFIG_LIST%) || GOTO :END
+) ELSE GOTO :END
 REM Skip the build step if we're using the undocumented app-cmake to regenerate the full config from inside devenv
 IF "%PS_STEPS%" NEQ "app-cmake" msbuild /m ALL_BUILD.vcxproj /p:Configuration=%PS_CONFIG% /v:quiet || GOTO :END
 (echo %PS_DESTDIR%)> "%PS_DEPS_PATH_FILE_FOR_CONFIG%"