Index: buildsys.mk.in
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--- buildsys.mk.in
+++ buildsys.mk.in
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@
 		${LINK_FAILED}; \
 	fi
 
 ${STATIC_LIB} ${STATIC_LIB_NOINST}: ${EXT_DEPS} ${OBJS}
 	${LINK_STATUS}
-	if ${AR} cr $@ ${OBJS} && ${RANLIB} ${@}; then \
+	if ${AR} cr $@ ${OBJS} && ${RANLIB} $@; then \
 		${LINK_OK}; \
 	else \
 		${LINK_FAILED}; \
 		rm -f $@; \
 	fi