--- i3-4.3.ebuild.orig	2012-12-16 17:33:08.531954663 +0100
+++ i3-4.3.ebuild	2012-12-16 17:51:43.132583017 +0100
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 EAPI=4
 
-inherit toolchain-funcs
+inherit eutils toolchain-funcs
 
 DESCRIPTION="An improved dynamic tiling window manager"
 HOMEPAGE="http://i3wm.org/"
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@
 		#!/bin/sh
 		exec /usr/bin/i3
 	EOF
+
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}/i3-4.3-fix-ar.patch"
 }
 
 src_compile() {
-	emake V=1 CC="$(tc-getCC)"
+	emake V=1 CC="$(tc-getCC)" AR="$(tc-getAR)"
 }
 
 src_install() {