--- bin/automake.in.orig	2020-01-02 06:43:28.000000000 +1100
+++ bin/automake.in	2020-09-03 23:20:14.778978000 +1000
@@ -2663,7 +2663,7 @@
     }
 
   define_variable ('AR', 'ar', INTERNAL);
-  define_variable ('ARFLAGS', 'cru', INTERNAL);
+  define_variable ('ARFLAGS', 'cr', INTERNAL);
   define_verbose_tagvar ('AR');
 
   foreach my $pair (@liblist)