diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2dc2956c9..326766022 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export HOSTCC
 CC			:=	${CROSS_COMPILE}gcc
 CPP			:=	${CROSS_COMPILE}gcc -E
 AS			:=	${CROSS_COMPILE}gcc
-AR			:=	${CROSS_COMPILE}ar
+AR			:=	${CROSS_COMPILE}gcc-ar
 LINKER			:=	${CROSS_COMPILE}ld
 OC			:=	${CROSS_COMPILE}objcopy
 OD			:=	${CROSS_COMPILE}objdump
diff --git a/lib/romlib/Makefile b/lib/romlib/Makefile
index 8a437440c..3b62aaa15 100644
--- a/lib/romlib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/romlib/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 AS          = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
-AR          = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ar
+AR          = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc-ar
 LD          = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ld
 OC          = $(CROSS_COMPILE)objcopy
 CPP         = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc -E
diff --git a/plat/rockchip/rk3399/drivers/m0/Makefile b/plat/rockchip/rk3399/drivers/m0/Makefile
index 17632460d..8783269da 100644
--- a/plat/rockchip/rk3399/drivers/m0/Makefile
+++ b/plat/rockchip/rk3399/drivers/m0/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ LDFLAGS			:= -Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,--build-id=none
 # Cross tool
 CC			:= ${M0_CROSS_COMPILE}gcc
 CPP			:= ${M0_CROSS_COMPILE}gcc -E
-AR			:= ${M0_CROSS_COMPILE}ar
+AR			:= ${M0_CROSS_COMPILE}gcc-ar
 OC			:= ${M0_CROSS_COMPILE}objcopy
 OD			:= ${M0_CROSS_COMPILE}objdump
 NM			:= ${M0_CROSS_COMPILE}nm