--- a/common/Makefile.in
+++ b/common/Makefile.in
@@ -113,23 +113,23 @@
 all: $(LIBS)
 
 @INSTALL_LIB@/argus_common.a: $(COMMONOBJ)
-	rm -f $@; ar qc $@ $(COMMONOBJ)
+	rm -f $@; $(AR) qc $@ $(COMMONOBJ)
 	-$(RANLIB) $@
 
 @INSTALL_LIB@/argus_parse.a: $(PARSEOBJ)
-	rm -f $@; ar qc $@ $(PARSEOBJ)
+	rm -f $@; $(AR) qc $@ $(PARSEOBJ)
 	-$(RANLIB) $@
 
 @INSTALL_LIB@/argus_client.a: $(CLIENTOBJ)
-	rm -f $@; ar qc $@ $(CLIENTOBJ)
+	rm -f $@; $(AR) qc $@ $(CLIENTOBJ)
 	-$(RANLIB) $@
 
 @INSTALL_LIB@/argus_output.a: $(OUTPUTOBJ)
-	rm -f $@; ar qc $@ $(OUTPUTOBJ)
+	rm -f $@; $(AR) qc $@ $(OUTPUTOBJ)
 	-$(RANLIB) $@
 
 @INSTALL_LIB@/argus_event.a: $(EVENTOBJ)
-	rm -f $@; ar qc $@ $(EVENTOBJ)
+	rm -f $@; $(AR) qc $@ $(EVENTOBJ)
 	-$(RANLIB) $@
 
 scanner.c: scanner.l