Add variable for ${AR}
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 
 dnl Checks for compiler
 AC_PROG_CC
+AM_PROG_AR
 AC_PROG_GCC_TRADITIONAL
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_LN_S
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ sysconfdir  = $(DESTDIR)@sysconfdir@
 datarootdir = $(DESTDIR)@datarootdir@
 
 CC       = @CC@
+AR       = @AR@
 PID      = -DPIDFILE=\"@localstatedir@/run/diskseekd.pid\"
 DEFINES  = $(DEFINES) $(PID) -DSYSCONFDIR=\"@sysconfdir@\"
 DEFS     = @DEFS@ -DSYSCONFDIR=\"@sysconfdir@\"
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ lex.%.c: %.lex
 	lex -P$* $<
 
 libfdutils.a: $(LIBFILES)
-	ar rcs $@ $^
+	$(AR) rcs $@ $^
 
 floppycontrol.o getfdprm setfdprm: /usr/include/linux/fd.h
 diskseekd.o superformat.o fdrawcmd.o: /usr/include/linux/fd.h \