diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index 3523cf21d0..60ebc4985f 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ BUSYBOX_MAKE_ENV += \
 endif
 
 BUSYBOX_MAKE_OPTS = \
+	AR="$(TARGET_AR)" \
+	NM="$(TARGET_NM)" \
+	RANLIB="$(TARGET_RANLIB)" \
 	CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
 	ARCH=$(KERNEL_ARCH) \
 	PREFIX="$(TARGET_DIR)" \