diff --git a/tmk_core/arm_atsam.mk b/tmk_core/arm_atsam.mk
index 06823fb629f..25a3411f4f9 100644
--- a/tmk_core/arm_atsam.mk
+++ b/tmk_core/arm_atsam.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CC = arm-none-eabi-gcc
 OBJCOPY = arm-none-eabi-objcopy
 OBJDUMP = arm-none-eabi-objdump
 SIZE = arm-none-eabi-size
-AR = arm-none-eabi-ar rcs
+AR = arm-none-eabi-ar
 NM = arm-none-eabi-nm
 HEX = $(OBJCOPY) -O $(FORMAT) -R .eeprom -R .fuse -R .lock -R .signature
 EEP = $(OBJCOPY) -j .eeprom --set-section-flags=.eeprom="alloc,load" --change-section-lma .eeprom=0 --no-change-warnings -O $(FORMAT)
diff --git a/tmk_core/avr.mk b/tmk_core/avr.mk
index f6af3f5e290..6bf86d58a8c 100644
--- a/tmk_core/avr.mk
+++ b/tmk_core/avr.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CC = avr-gcc
 OBJCOPY = avr-objcopy
 OBJDUMP = avr-objdump
 SIZE = avr-size
-AR = avr-ar rcs
+AR = avr-ar
 NM = avr-nm
 HEX = $(OBJCOPY) -O $(FORMAT) -R .eeprom -R .fuse -R .lock -R .signature
 EEP = $(OBJCOPY) -j .eeprom --set-section-flags=.eeprom="alloc,load" --change-section-lma .eeprom=0 --no-change-warnings -O $(FORMAT)
diff --git a/tmk_core/rules.mk b/tmk_core/rules.mk
index 3a322cee4f2..6d2bb51f075 100644
--- a/tmk_core/rules.mk
+++ b/tmk_core/rules.mk
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ $1/%.o : %.S $1/asflags.txt $1/compiler.txt | $(BEGIN)
 $1/%.a : $1/%.o
 	@mkdir -p $$(@D)
 	@$(SILENT) || printf "Archiving: $$<" | $$(AWK_CMD)
-	$$(eval CMD=$$(AR) $$@ $$<)
+	$$(eval CMD=$$(AR) rcs $$@ $$<)
 	@$$(BUILD_CMD)
 
 $1/force: