diff --git a/games-emulation/dosbox-x/dosbox-x-0.84.1.ebuild b/games-emulation/dosbox-x/dosbox-x-0.84.1.ebuild
index 9db9689002..bc26e3bdbd 100644
--- a/games-emulation/dosbox-x/dosbox-x-0.84.1.ebuild
+++ b/games-emulation/dosbox-x/dosbox-x-0.84.1.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=8
 
-inherit autotools xdg
+inherit autotools toolchain-funcs xdg
 
 if [[ "${PV}" == 9999 ]]; then
 	inherit git-r3
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ src_configure() {
 	econf "${myconf[@]}"
 }
 
+src_compile() {
+	# https://bugs.gentoo.org/856352
+	emake AR="$(tc-getAR)"
+}
+
 pkg_preinst() {
 	xdg_pkg_preinst
 
diff --git a/games-emulation/dosbox-x/dosbox-x-9999.ebuild b/games-emulation/dosbox-x/dosbox-x-9999.ebuild
index f2da3a0e03..052e563f50 100644
--- a/games-emulation/dosbox-x/dosbox-x-9999.ebuild
+++ b/games-emulation/dosbox-x/dosbox-x-9999.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=8
 
-inherit autotools xdg
+inherit autotools toolchain-funcs xdg
 
 if [[ "${PV}" == 9999 ]]; then
 	inherit git-r3
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ src_configure() {
 	econf "${myconf[@]}"
 }
 
+src_compile() {
+	# https://bugs.gentoo.org/856352
+	emake AR="$(tc-getAR)"
+}
+
 pkg_preinst() {
 	xdg_pkg_preinst