diff --git a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/zabbix/agent.nix b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/zabbix/agent.nix
index 269a8c6ba66f..f11af1809981 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/zabbix/agent.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/zabbix/agent.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ import ./versions.nix ({ version, sha256 }:
       "--with-libpcre"
       "--with-openssl=${openssl.dev}"
     ];
+    makeFlags = [
+      "AR:=$(AR)"
+      "RANLIB:=$(RANLIB)"
+    ];
 
     postInstall = ''
       cp conf/zabbix_agentd/*.conf $out/etc/zabbix_agentd.conf.d/