2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index ed2773edfe71..fae2d8d8cb09 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ cc-ldoption = $(call try-run,\
 ld-option = $(call try-run,\
         $(CC) /dev/null -c -o "$$TMPO" ; $(LD) $(1) "$$TMPO" -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
 
+# ar-option
+# Usage: KBUILD_ARFLAGS := $(call ar-option,D)
+# Important: no spaces around options
+ar-option = $(call try-run, $(AR) rc$(1) "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+
 ######
 
 ###
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 5f87d3709f9f..e1244ef308ce 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ quiet_cmd_link_o_target = LD      $@
 cmd_link_o_target = $(if $(strip $(obj-y)),\
                       $(LD) $(ld_flags) -r -o $@ $(filter $(obj-y), $^) \
                       $(cmd_secanalysis),\
-                      rm -f $@; $(AR) rcsD $@)
+                      rm -f $@; $(AR) rcs$(KBUILD_ARFLAGS) $@)
 
 $(builtin-target): $(obj-y) FORCE
         $(call if_changed,link_o_target)
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ $(modorder-target): $(subdir-ym) FORCE
 #
 ifdef lib-target
 quiet_cmd_link_l_target = AR      $@
-cmd_link_l_target = rm -f $@; $(AR) rcsD $@ $(lib-y)
+cmd_link_l_target = rm -f $@; $(AR) rcs$(KBUILD_ARFLAGS) $@ $(lib-y)
 
 $(lib-target): $(lib-y) FORCE
         $(call if_changed,link_l_target)