diff --git a/build/modmake.rules.in b/build/modmake.rules.in
index dc1e64fecf..9270d4d158 100644
--- a/build/modmake.rules.in
+++ b/build/modmake.rules.in
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ SHELL=@SHELL@
 INSTALL=@INSTALL@
 GETLIB=@GETLIB@
 LIBTOOL=@LIBTOOL@
+AR=@AR@
 LTINSTALL=$(LIBTOOL) --quiet --mode=install $(INSTALL) 
 LTUNINSTALL=$(LIBTOOL) --mode=uninstall rm -f 
 CCLD = $(CC)
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/Makefile b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/Makefile
index 8f63bd041e..71e9f3da43 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(BASE)/build/modmake.rules
 local_depend: $(LOCAL_OBJS)
 
 $(LIBLUA_A):
-	cd lua && $(MAKE) CC="$(CC)" AR="$(AR)" CFLAGS="$(ALL_CFLAGS) -DLUA_USE_LINUX -w" liblua.a
+	cd lua && $(MAKE) CC="$(CC)" AR="$(AR) rcu" CFLAGS="$(ALL_CFLAGS) -DLUA_USE_LINUX -w" liblua.a
 
 reswig: swigclean mod_lua_wrap.cpp