diff --git a/Make.defaults b/Make.defaults
index 2531ff6..e0c5a10 100755
--- a/Make.defaults
+++ b/Make.defaults
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ GCCNEWENOUGH := $(shell ( [ $(GCCVERSION) -gt "4" ]           \
                           && [ $(GCCMINOR) -ge "7" ] ) ) \
                           && echo 1)
 
+AR_IS_LLVM  := $(shell $(AR) --version 2>&1 | grep -q 'llvm' && echo 1)
+IS_APPLE    := $(shell $(CC) --version 2>&1 | grep -q 'appleclang' && echo 1)
+ifeq ($(IS_APPLE),1)
+AR_IS_LLVM = 1
+endif
+
 #
 # Where to build the package
 #
@@ -220,10 +226,13 @@ ifneq ($(IS_MINGW32),)
 CFLAGS += -Wno-error=maybe-uninitialized -Wno-maybe-uninitialized
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(V),1)
-ARFLAGS := rDv
+ifeq ($(AR_IS_LLVM),1)
+ARFLAGS = r
 else
-ARFLAGS := rD
+ARFLAGS = rD
+endif
+ifeq ($(V),1)
+ARFLAGS += v
 endif
 ASFLAGS += $(ARCH3264)
 LDFLAGS += -nostdlib