diff -rup flex-2.5.33.orig/Makefile.in flex-2.5.33/Makefile.in
--- flex-2.5.33.orig/Makefile.in	2007-01-18 17:29:25.000000000 +0100
+++ flex-2.5.33/Makefile.in	2007-01-18 18:28:22.000000000 +0100
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ am__installdirs = "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)"
 	"$(DESTDIR)$(includedir)"
 libLIBRARIES_INSTALL = $(INSTALL_DATA)
 LIBRARIES = $(lib_LIBRARIES)
-AR = ar
 ARFLAGS = cru
 libfl_a_AR = $(AR) $(ARFLAGS)
 libfl_a_LIBADD =
