diff --git a/devtools/gendbg.sh b/devtools/gendbg.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/devtools/makefile_base_posix.mak b/devtools/makefile_base_posix.mak
index 7edc0432..6d656165 100644
--- a/devtools/makefile_base_posix.mak
+++ b/devtools/makefile_base_posix.mak
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ endif
 
 # If not specified by environment, use steam runtime compilers + in-tree ccache
 ifneq ($(filter default undefined,$(origin AR)),)
-	AR = ar
+	AR = ar crs
 endif
 ifneq ($(filter default undefined,$(origin CC)),)
 	CC = gcc -m32