diff --git a/net-dialup/freeradius-client/freeradius-client-1.1.7-r1.ebuild b/net-dialup/freeradius-client/freeradius-client-1.1.7-r1.ebuild
index 5ebecbb..0b18215 100644
--- a/net-dialup/freeradius-client/freeradius-client-1.1.7-r1.ebuild
+++ b/net-dialup/freeradius-client/freeradius-client-1.1.7-r1.ebuild
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ src_configure() {
 		--with-secure-path
 	)
 	econf "${myeconfargs[@]}"
+
+	for MAKEFILE in $(find -name Makefile) libtool; do
+		sed -i "s|/usr/bin/ar|${AR}|" "${MAKEFILE}" || \
+			die "Patching ${MAKEFILE} for ${AR} failed"
+	done
 }
 
 src_install() {