--- nss-3.12.8.orig/mozilla/security/coreconf/UNIX.mk	2008-10-03 21:12:41.000000000 +0200
+++ nss-3.12.8/mozilla/security/coreconf/UNIX.mk	2010-12-12 01:54:56.000000000 +0100
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 XP_DEFINE  += -DXP_UNIX
 LIB_SUFFIX  = a
 DLL_SUFFIX  = so
-AR          = ar cr $@
+ARTOOL      = ar
+AR          = $(ARTOOL) cr $@
 LDOPTS     += -L$(SOURCE_LIB_DIR)
 
 ifdef BUILD_OPT
