diff --git a/Make.inc b/Make.inc
index 32bf388..6269159 100644
--- a/Make.inc
+++ b/Make.inc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ ifeq ($(USEGCC),1)
 CC = gcc
 CFLAGS += -fno-gnu89-inline
 endif
+AR = ar
 
 default: all
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9da82ed..c022a3f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ OBJS =  $(patsubst %.f,%.f.o,\
 all: libopenlibm.a libopenlibm.$(SHLIB_EXT) 
 	$(MAKE) -C test
 libopenlibm.a: $(OBJS)  
-	ar -rcs libopenlibm.a $(OBJS)
+	$(AR) -rcs libopenlibm.a $(OBJS)
 libopenlibm.$(SHLIB_EXT): $(OBJS)
 	$(FC) -shared $(OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) -o libopenlibm.$(SHLIB_EXT)