diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index f3f9496f..e91c08d4 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ HOST_ENV := $(patsubst MINGW%,MinGW,$(HOST_ENV))
 
 CC           := gcc
 CXX          := g++
+AR           := ar
 CFLAGS       := -I . -I sm64tools -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -pedantic -O2 -s
 LDFLAGS      := -lm
 ALL_PROGRAMS := armips textconv patch_elf_32bit aifc_decode aiff_extract_codebook vadpcm_enc tabledesign extract_data_for_mio skyconv
diff --git a/tools/audiofile/Makefile b/tools/audiofile/Makefile
index 97c45d6f..ae7d1e02 100644
--- a/tools/audiofile/Makefile
+++ b/tools/audiofile/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 CXX := g++
 
 libaudiofile.a: audiofile.o
-	ar rcs $@ $^
+	$(AR) rcs $@ $^
 
 audiofile.o: audiofile.cpp audiofile.h aupvlist.h
 	$(CXX) -std=c++11 -O2 -I. -c $< -o $@