--- lvm2-2.02.97.ebuild.orig	2012-11-23 12:21:36.059837861 +0100
+++ lvm2-2.02.97.ebuild	2012-11-23 12:22:29.203169222 +0100
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@
 	# Merged upstream
 	#epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-2.02.95-udev185.patch
 
+	# Fix calling AR directly with USE static
+	if use static ; then
+		sed -i -e "s:\$(AR) rs \$@ \$(OBJECTS) lvmcmdlib.o lvm2cmd-static.o:$(tc-getAR) rs \$@ \$(OBJECTS) lvmcmdlib.o lvm2cmd-static.o:" tools/Makefile.in || die "sed failed"
+	fi
+
 	eautoreconf
 }
 
@@ -200,7 +205,7 @@
 	popd
 
 	einfo "Starting main build"
-	emake || die "compile fail"
+	emake AR="$(tc-getAR)" || die "compile fail"
 }
 
 src_install() {