--- icmake/bootstrap/flags
+++ icmake/bootstrap/flags
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@
 if [ "${CC}" == "" ] ; then 
     CC="gcc"
 fi
+
+if [ "${AR}" == "" ] ; then 
+    CC="ar"
+fi
--- icmake/bootstrap/functions
+++ icmake/bootstrap/functions
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
     echo -n .
 
-    try ar crs ../tmp/lib${program}.a */*.o
+    try ${AR} crs ../tmp/lib${program}.a */*.o
 
     echo -n .
 
--- icmake/rss/icm_bootstrap
+++ icmake/rss/icm_bootstrap
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 echo -n .
 try ${CC} -c ${CFLAGS} *.c
 echo -n .
-try ar rs ../tmp/libicrss.a *.o
+try ${AR} rs ../tmp/libicrss.a *.o
 echo -n .
 rm *.o
 echo .