diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix
index 119d3edfdc2e..2a26c24ccb36 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/bintools-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
     # Create symlinks for rest of the binaries.
     + ''
-      for binary in objdump objcopy size strings as nm gprof dwp c++filt addr2line ranlib readelf elfedit; do
+      for binary in objdump objcopy size strings as ar nm gprof dwp c++filt addr2line ranlib readelf elfedit; do
         if [ -e $ldPath/${targetPrefix}''${binary} ]; then
           ln -s $ldPath/${targetPrefix}''${binary} $out/bin/${targetPrefix}''${binary}
         fi