diff --git a/arch/cpu/native/Makefile.native b/arch/cpu/native/Makefile.native
index cda288e650cb57e3a9540fad83a6cbf6154d97e7..146af3e720f7793a18ff73eff7dbc31271ee25fc 100644
--- a/arch/cpu/native/Makefile.native
+++ b/arch/cpu/native/Makefile.native
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ CFLAGSNO = -Wall -g -I/usr/local/include $(CFLAGSWERROR)
 CFLAGS  += $(CFLAGSNO)
 
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),Darwin)
-AROPTS = -r
+AROPTS = -rc
 LDFLAGS += -Wl,-flat_namespace,-map,$(CONTIKI_NG_PROJECT_MAP)
 CFLAGS += -DHAVE_SNPRINTF=1 -U__ASSERT_USE_STDERR
 else
diff --git a/arch/platform/native/Makefile.native b/arch/platform/native/Makefile.native
index 24f433796384fc948646e50d0ecb1348dc424ffa..f8fd7286ca42c56f2c40d21d31a34d6c4af9315a 100644
--- a/arch/platform/native/Makefile.native
+++ b/arch/platform/native/Makefile.native
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ ifndef CONTIKI
   $(error CONTIKI not defined! You must specify where CONTIKI resides!)
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(HOST_OS),Darwin)
-  AROPTS = rc
-endif
 
 CONTIKI_TARGET_DIRS = . dev
 CONTIKI_TARGET_MAIN = ${addprefix $(OBJECTDIR)/,contiki-main.o}