diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f1f5f42adc..22cd38286c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ endif()
 
 if(ENABLE_LTO)
 	check_and_add_flag(LTO -flto)
+	if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL GNU)
+		set(CMAKE_AR gcc-ar)
+		set(CMAKE_RANLIB gcc-ranlib)
+	endif()
 endif()
 
 if(APPLE)