diff --git a/rules.mk b/rules.mk
index 995852e09b..e657eec791 100644
--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ HOST_CFLAGS:=-O2 $(HOST_CPPFLAGS)
 HOST_LDFLAGS:=-L$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib
 
 TARGET_CC:=$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc
+TARGET_AR:=$(TARGET_CROSS)ar
+TARGET_RANLIB:=$(TARGET_CROSS)ranlib
 TARGET_CXX:=$(if $(CONFIG_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP),$(TARGET_CROSS)g++,no)
 KPATCH:=$(SCRIPT_DIR)/patch-kernel.sh
 SED:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/sed -i -e