diff --git a/depends/funcs.mk b/depends/funcs.mk
index d8a72421b4a..05abf7bf7ec 100644
--- a/depends/funcs.mk
+++ b/depends/funcs.mk
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ $(1)_cmake=env CC="$$($(1)_cc)" \
                CXXFLAGS="$$($(1)_cppflags) $$($(1)_cxxflags)" \
                LDFLAGS="$$($(1)_ldflags)" \
                cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="$$($($(1)_type)_prefix)" \
+               -DCMAKE_AR=`which $$($(1)_ar)` \
                -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib/ \
                -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON \
                -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=$(V) \