diff --git a/Configurations/unix-Makefile.tmpl b/Configurations/unix-Makefile.tmpl
index 5b9a23fd6..8da9a4cf7 100644
--- a/Configurations/unix-Makefile.tmpl
+++ b/Configurations/unix-Makefile.tmpl
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ EOF
       my $objs = join(" ", map { $_.$objext } @{$args{objs}});
       return <<"EOF";
 $lib$libext: $objs
-	\$(AR) \$\@ $objs
+	\$(AR) \$\@ \$\?
 	\$(RANLIB) \$\@ || echo Never mind.
 EOF
   }
diff --git a/Configurations/windows-makefile.tmpl b/Configurations/windows-makefile.tmpl
index 00149c3b6..b4672ab79 100644
--- a/Configurations/windows-makefile.tmpl
+++ b/Configurations/windows-makefile.tmpl
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ EOF
      return <<"EOF";
 $lib$libext: $deps
 	\$(AR) \$(ARFLAGS) \$(AROUTFLAG)$lib$libext @<<
-$objs
+\$\?
 <<
 EOF
  }