diff --git a/external/json/Makefile b/external/json/Makefile
index 7bfac18..f130098 100644
--- a/external/json/Makefile
+++ b/external/json/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 ##### Build defaults #####
 CC     = cc
-AR     = ar rcu
+AR     = ar cr
 CFLAGS = -std=c99 -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused-function -pedantic -fpic -DNDEBUG -I../../lua-5.4
 OBJS   = dtoa.o fpconv.o g_fmt.o lua_cjson.o strbuf.o
 
diff --git a/external/socket/src/makefile b/external/socket/src/makefile
index b016e7a..81cdbe7 100644
--- a/external/socket/src/makefile
+++ b/external/socket/src/makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ DESTDIR?=
 
 #------
 # Compiler and linker settings
-AR     = ar rcu
+AR     = ar cr
 CC     = cc
 DEF    = -DLUASOCKET_${DEBUG}
 INCS   = -I../../../lua-5.4
diff --git a/lua-5.4/Makefile b/lua-5.4/Makefile
index 7592356..d4defa0 100644
--- a/lua-5.4/Makefile
+++ b/lua-5.4/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ CFLAGS= -O2 -fpic -Wall -Wextra -DLUA_COMPAT_5_3 $(SYSCFLAGS) $(MYCFLAGS)
 LDFLAGS= $(SYSLDFLAGS) $(MYLDFLAGS)
 LIBS= -lm $(SYSLIBS) $(MYLIBS)
 
-AR= ar rcu
+AR= ar cr
 RANLIB= ranlib
 RM= rm -f
 UNAME= uname
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ generic: $(ALL)
 Linux linux:	linux-noreadline
 
 linux-noreadline:
-	$(MAKE) $(ALL) SYSCFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_LINUX" SYSLIBS="-Wl,-E -ldl"
+	$(MAKE) $(ALL) SYSCFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_LINUX" SYSLIBS="-Wl,-E"
 
 linux-readline:
-	$(MAKE) $(ALL) SYSCFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_LINUX -DLUA_USE_READLINE" SYSLIBS="-Wl,-E -ldl -lreadline"
+	$(MAKE) $(ALL) SYSCFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_LINUX -DLUA_USE_READLINE" SYSLIBS="-Wl,-E -lreadline"
 
 Darwin macos macosx:
 	$(MAKE) $(ALL) SYSCFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_MACOSX -DLUA_USE_READLINE" SYSLIBS="-lreadline"