diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 9104f27..0c8b197 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ clean:
 
 openclit.a: litatom.o litdrm.o litlib.o litembiggen.o littags.o litmetatags.o litmanifest.o litdirectory.o litsections.o litheaders.o litutil.o sha/mssha1.o des/des.o newlzx/lzxglue.o newlzx/lzxd.o
 	-rm -f openclit.a
-	ar rv openclit.a $^
+	$(AR) rv openclit.a $^
 
