diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/sharutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/archivers/sharutils/default.nix
index 9f161ac7525..02281468942 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/archivers/sharutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/archivers/sharutils/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     in ''
       substituteInPlace tests/shar-1 --replace '${shar_sub}' '${shar_sub} -s submitter'
       substituteInPlace tests/shar-2 --replace '${shar_sub}' '${shar_sub} -s submitter'
+
+      substituteInPlace intl/Makefile.in --replace "AR = ar" ""
     '';
 
   doCheck = true;