--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ INSTALL_DATA	= @INSTALL_DATA@
 MKINSDIR	= @CONFIG_DIR@/autoconf/mkinsdir.sh
 RM 		= rm -f
 RM_R		= rm -rf
-AR_CR 		= ar cr
+AR_CR 		= $(AR) cr
 RMDIR 		= rmdir
 LN 		= /bin/ln -sf
 CP 		= cp
