diff --git a/pkgs/games/endless-sky/default.nix b/pkgs/games/endless-sky/default.nix
index 24a6b2a65eab..63e073a4880d 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/endless-sky/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/endless-sky/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ./fixes.patch
   ];
 
+  preBuild = ''
+    export AR="${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}gcc-ar"
+  '';
+
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   buildInputs = [