diff --git a/sde_lib/Makefile b/sde_lib/Makefile
index 8518f92..90a9953 100644
--- a/sde_lib/Makefile
+++ b/sde_lib/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 CC ?= gcc
+AR ?= ar
 SDE_INC = -I. -I..
 SDE_LD = -ldl -pthread
 CFLAGS += -Wextra -Wall -O2
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ dynamic: $(DOBJS)
 	rm -f *_d.o
 
 static: $(SOBJS)
-	ar rs libsde.a $(SOBJS)
+	$(AR) rs libsde.a $(SOBJS)
 	rm -f *_s.o
 
 clean: