diff --git a/utils/hfsprogs/patches/0001-Create-short-Makefiles-for-Debian.patch b/utils/hfsprogs/patches/0001-Create-short-Makefiles-for-Debian.patch
index a8c4193695..98a4ea87f4 100644
--- a/utils/hfsprogs/patches/0001-Create-short-Makefiles-for-Debian.patch
+++ b/utils/hfsprogs/patches/0001-Create-short-Makefiles-for-Debian.patch
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ index 0000000..8c07196
 +OFILES = $(CFILES:.c=.o)
 +
 +libdfa.a: $(OFILES)
-+	ar rc $@ $?
++	$(AR) rc $@ $?
 +
 +clean:
 +	$(RM) $(OFILES) libdfa.a