diff --git a/auto/lib/pcre/make b/auto/lib/pcre/make
index 2a987d152..2f6302ad5 100644
--- a/auto/lib/pcre/make
+++ b/auto/lib/pcre/make
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ $PCRE/src/pcre2.h:	$PCRE/Makefile
 $PCRE/Makefile:	$NGX_MAKEFILE
 	cd $PCRE \\
 	&& if [ -f Makefile ]; then \$(MAKE) distclean; fi \\
-	&& CC="\$(CC)" CFLAGS="$PCRE_OPT" \\
+	&& CC="\$(CC)" CFLAGS="$PCRE_OPT" AR="\$(AR)" \\
 	./configure --disable-shared $PCRE_CONF_OPT
 
 $PCRE/.libs/libpcre2-8.a:	$PCRE/Makefile
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ $PCRE/pcre.h:	$PCRE/Makefile
 $PCRE/Makefile:	$NGX_MAKEFILE
 	cd $PCRE \\
 	&& if [ -f Makefile ]; then \$(MAKE) distclean; fi \\
-	&& CC="\$(CC)" CFLAGS="$PCRE_OPT" \\
+	&& CC="\$(CC)" CFLAGS="$PCRE_OPT" AR="\$(AR)" \\
 	./configure --disable-shared $PCRE_CONF_OPT
 
 $PCRE/.libs/libpcre.a:	$PCRE/Makefile
diff --git a/auto/lib/zlib/make b/auto/lib/zlib/make
index 0082ad584..ec9471c07 100644
--- a/auto/lib/zlib/make
+++ b/auto/lib/zlib/make
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ $ZLIB/libz.a:	$NGX_MAKEFILE
 	cd $ZLIB \\
 	&& \$(MAKE) distclean \\
 	&& \$(MAKE) -f win32/Makefile.gcc \\
-		CFLAGS="$ZLIB_OPT" CC="\$(CC)" \\
+		CFLAGS="$ZLIB_OPT" CC="\$(CC)" AR="\$(AR)" \\
 		libz.a
 
 END
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ $ZLIB/libz.a:	$NGX_MAKEFILE
 	cd $ZLIB \\
 	&& \$(MAKE) distclean \\
 	&& cp contrib/asm586/match.S . \\
-	&& CFLAGS="$ZLIB_OPT -DASMV" CC="\$(CC)" \\
+	&& CFLAGS="$ZLIB_OPT -DASMV" CC="\$(CC)" AR="\$(AR)" \\
 		./configure \\
 	&& \$(MAKE) OBJA=match.o libz.a
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ $ZLIB/libz.a:	$NGX_MAKEFILE
 	cd $ZLIB \\
 	&& \$(MAKE) distclean \\
 	&& cp contrib/asm686/match.S . \\
-	&& CFLAGS="$ZLIB_OPT -DASMV" CC="\$(CC)" \\
+	&& CFLAGS="$ZLIB_OPT -DASMV" CC="\$(CC)" AR="\$(AR)" \\
 		./configure \\
 	&& \$(MAKE) OBJA=match.o libz.a
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ if [ $done = NO ]; then
 $ZLIB/libz.a:	$NGX_MAKEFILE
 	cd $ZLIB \\
 	&& \$(MAKE) distclean \\
-	&& CFLAGS="$ZLIB_OPT" CC="\$(CC)" \\
+	&& CFLAGS="$ZLIB_OPT" CC="\$(CC)" AR="\$(AR)" \\
 		./configure \\
 	&& \$(MAKE) libz.a