diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index dff9cffd2b37..9e3dc7104414 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 847f5976f90d5637a86a826c1c594091d08f3156
+refs/heads/master: 8995ac8702737147115e1c75879a1a2d75627b9e
diff --git a/trunk/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/trunk/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index d6014a67694b..6238b5875fd1 100644
--- a/trunk/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/trunk/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ CROSS32CC	:= $(CC) -m32
 CROSS32AS	:= $(AS) -a32
 CROSS32LD	:= $(LD) -m elf32ppc
 CROSS32OBJCOPY	:= $(OBJCOPY)
-CROSS32AR	:= $(AR)
+CROSS32AR	:= GNUTARGET=elf32-powerpc $(AR)
 endif
 endif
 
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ ifeq ($(HAS_BIARCH),y)
 override AS	+= -a$(SZ)
 override LD	+= -m elf$(SZ)ppc
 override CC	+= -m$(SZ)
+override AR	:= GNUTARGET=elf$(SZ)-powerpc $(AR)
 endif
 
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:= -Bstatic