--- xinetd-2.3.14.orig/libs/src/portable/Makefile.in	2003-02-19 18:29:27.000000000 +0100
+++ xinetd-2.3.14/libs/src/portable/Makefile.in	2011-01-22 20:48:18.898658731 +0100
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ libopt: clean
 
 
 $(LIBNAME): $(OBJECTS)
-	ar r $@ $?
+	$(AR) r $@ $?
 	$(RANLIB) $@
 
 install: $(LIBNAME)