diff --git a/pkgs/games/alephone/default.nix b/pkgs/games/alephone/default.nix
index 98b21865d7ca..0a88c91e8a84 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/alephone/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/alephone/default.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ let
     ];
 
     configureFlags = [ "--with-boost=${boost}" ];
+    makeFlags = [ "AR:=$(AR)" ];
 
     enableParallelBuilding = true;