diff --git a/package/base/bzip2/bzip2.conf b/package/base/bzip2/bzip2.conf
index 478c01870..356c8f2a5 100644
--- a/package/base/bzip2/bzip2.conf
+++ b/package/base/bzip2/bzip2.conf
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 
 makeinstopt="$makeinstopt INSTROOT=$root"
 inmake="cp -v manual* bzip2.txt $docdir"
-MAKE="$MAKE PREFIX=$root USRPREFIX=$root/usr AR=$AR RANLIB=$RANLIB"
+MAKE="$MAKE PREFIX=$root USRPREFIX=$root/usr"