diff --git a/src/makefiles/Makefile.bsdi b/src/makefiles/Makefile.bsdi
index b83db6f67a..a95fd31234 100644
--- a/src/makefiles/Makefile.bsdi
+++ b/src/makefiles/Makefile.bsdi
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AROPT = cq
+AROPT = cr
 
 # bsdi 4.0 and later is ELF
 DLSUFFIX = .so
diff --git a/src/makefiles/Makefile.freebsd b/src/makefiles/Makefile.freebsd
index b9ca6579f9..91a45a6363 100644
--- a/src/makefiles/Makefile.freebsd
+++ b/src/makefiles/Makefile.freebsd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AROPT = cq
+AROPT = cr
 
 ifdef ELF_SYSTEM
 export_dynamic = -export-dynamic
diff --git a/src/makefiles/Makefile.netbsd b/src/makefiles/Makefile.netbsd
index 425267b81b..a9fd5a43b4 100644
--- a/src/makefiles/Makefile.netbsd
+++ b/src/makefiles/Makefile.netbsd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AROPT = cq
+AROPT = cr
 
 ifdef ELF_SYSTEM
 export_dynamic = -Wl,-E
diff --git a/src/makefiles/Makefile.openbsd b/src/makefiles/Makefile.openbsd
index 6f2611e063..eeaa40743f 100644
--- a/src/makefiles/Makefile.openbsd
+++ b/src/makefiles/Makefile.openbsd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AROPT = cq
+AROPT = cr
 
 ifdef ELF_SYSTEM
 export_dynamic = -Wl,-E
diff --git a/src/makefiles/Makefile.sco b/src/makefiles/Makefile.sco
index a68f92e625..810f75947e 100644
--- a/src/makefiles/Makefile.sco
+++ b/src/makefiles/Makefile.sco
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 override CFLAGS += -dy
 export_dynamic = -W l,-Bexport
-AROPT = cq
+AROPT = cr
 
 DLSUFFIX = .so
 CFLAGS_SL = -K PIC