diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ar/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ar/Makefile
index 59031869a25..b740bec5594 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ar/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ar/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
 
 .PATH: ${SRCDIR}/binutils ${SRCDIR}/binutils/doc
 
+.if defined(WITH_BSDAR)
+PROG=	gnu-ar
+#MAN=	gnu-ar.1
+.else
 PROG=	ar
+.endif
 SRCS=	ar.c not-ranlib.c
 CFLAGS+= -D_GNU_SOURCE
 CFLAGS+= -I${.CURDIR}/${RELTOP}/libbinutils
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ranlib/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ranlib/Makefile
index 8edfa01bb13..abcd3504d4e 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ranlib/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ranlib/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
 
 .PATH: ${SRCDIR}/binutils ${SRCDIR}/binutils/doc
 
+.if defined(WITH_BSDAR)
+PROG=	gnu-ranlib
+#MAN=	gnu-ranlib.1
+.else
 PROG=	ranlib
+.endif
 SRCS=	ar.c is-ranlib.c
 CFLAGS+= -D_GNU_SOURCE
 CFLAGS+= -I${.CURDIR}/${RELTOP}/libbinutils