@@ -, +, @@ 
---
 configure.ac |    3 +++
 src/ar.c     |    8 +++++++-
 src/strip.c  |   18 ++++++++++++++++--
 3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
--- a/configure.ac	
+++ a/configure.ac	
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE([__mempcpy])
 dnl Chekf for obstack_printf
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE([obstack_printf])
 
+dnl Check for futimes
+AC_CHECK_FUNC([futimes])
+
 dnl The directories with content.
 
 dnl Documentation.
--- a/src/ar.c	
+++ a/src/ar.c	
@@ -693,7 +693,13 @@ do_oper_extract (int oper, const char *arfname, char **argv, int argc,
 		  tv[1].tv_sec = arhdr->ar_date;
 		  tv[1].tv_usec = 0;
 
-		  if (unlikely (futimes (xfd, tv) != 0))
+		  int success;
+#ifdef HAVE_FUTIMES
+		  success = futimes (xfd, tv);
+#else
+		  success = utimes (arhdr->ar_name, tv);
+#endif
+		  if (unlikely (success != 0))
 		    {
 		      error (0, errno,
 			     gettext ("cannot change modification time of %s"),
--- a/src/strip.c	
+++ a/src/strip.c	
@@ -2061,10 +2061,17 @@ while computing checksum for debug information"));
       close (debug_fd);
     }
 
+  int success;
+#ifdef HAVE_FUTIMES
+  success = futimes (fd, tvp);
+#else
+  success = utimes (fname, tvp);
+#endif
+
   /* If requested, preserve the timestamp.  */
   if (tvp != NULL)
     {
-      if (futimes (fd, tvp) != 0)
+      if (success != 0)
 	{
 	  error (0, errno, gettext ("\
 cannot set access and modification date of '%s'"),
@@ -2119,9 +2126,16 @@ handle_ar (int fd, Elf *elf, const char *prefix, const char *fname,
 	INTERNAL_ERROR (fname);
     }
 
+  int success;
+#ifdef HAVE_FUTIMES
+  success = futimes (fd, tvp);
+#else
+  success = utimes (fname, tvp);
+#endif
+
   if (tvp != NULL)
     {
-      if (unlikely (futimes (fd, tvp) != 0))
+      if (unlikely (success != 0))
 	{
 	  error (0, errno, gettext ("\
 cannot set access and modification date of '%s'"), fname);
--