diff --git a/ase/awk/makefile.in b/ase/awk/makefile.in
index 266fee78..ba8d2f9c 100644
--- a/ase/awk/makefile.in
+++ b/ase/awk/makefile.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ TOP_INSTALLDIR = @prefix@/ase
 
 CC = @CC@
 CXX = @CXX@
-AR = ar
+AR = @AR@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ -I@abs_top_builddir@/..
 CXXFLAGS = @CXXFLAGS@ -I@abs_top_builddir@/..
diff --git a/ase/cmn/makefile.in b/ase/cmn/makefile.in
index 67352ff8..2ed9ebb1 100644
--- a/ase/cmn/makefile.in
+++ b/ase/cmn/makefile.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 NAME = asecmn
 
 CC = @CC@
-AR = ar
+AR = @AR@
 MAKE = @MAKE@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ -I@abs_top_builddir@/..
diff --git a/ase/lsp/makefile.in b/ase/lsp/makefile.in
index def3e66e..7241ed93 100644
--- a/ase/lsp/makefile.in
+++ b/ase/lsp/makefile.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 NAME = aselsp
 
 CC = @CC@
-AR = ar
+AR = @AR@
 MAKE = @MAKE@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ -I@abs_top_builddir@/..
diff --git a/ase/utl/makefile.in b/ase/utl/makefile.in
index 946254b5..6bd38824 100644
--- a/ase/utl/makefile.in
+++ b/ase/utl/makefile.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 NAME = aseutl
 
 CC = @CC@
-AR = ar
+AR = @AR@
 MAKE = @MAKE@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ -I@abs_top_builddir@/..