diff --git a/board/mpc8641hpcn/Makefile b/board/mpc8641hpcn/Makefile
index 46214ed214..4b68c36743 100644
--- a/board/mpc8641hpcn/Makefile
+++ b/board/mpc8641hpcn/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) crv $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)