diff --git a/core/aux_config.mk b/core/aux_config.mk
index 41c14aef43..c40b8cc7a2 100644
--- a/core/aux_config.mk
+++ b/core/aux_config.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ endif
 
 # setup AUX globals
 AUX_SHLIB_SUFFIX := .so
-AUX_GLOBAL_ARFLAGS := cqsD
+AUX_GLOBAL_ARFLAGS := crsPD
 AUX_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX := .a
 
 # Load ever-lasting "indexed" version of AUX variant environment; it is treated as READ-ONLY from this
diff --git a/core/combo/select.mk b/core/combo/select.mk
index 94e37c652e..5e181b9d81 100644
--- a/core/combo/select.mk
+++ b/core/combo/select.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ combo_var_prefix := $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)$(combo_target)
 
 # Set reasonable defaults for the various variables
 
-$(combo_var_prefix)GLOBAL_ARFLAGS := cqsD
+$(combo_var_prefix)GLOBAL_ARFLAGS := crsPD
 
 $(combo_var_prefix)STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX := .a