--- fetchmail-6.3.24.ebuild	2013-03-01 14:01:25.000000000 +0100
+++ fetchmail-6.3.24.ebuild	2013-03-07 18:42:49.841722527 +0100
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ 
 		$(use_with socks)
 }
 
+src_compile() {
+	emake AR="$(tc-getAR)"
+}
+
 src_install() {
 	# fetchmail's homedir (holds fetchmail's .fetchids)
 	keepdir /var/lib/${PN}