diff --git a/core/aux_config.mk b/core/aux_config.mk
index c40b8cc..41c14ae 100644
--- a/core/aux_config.mk
+++ b/core/aux_config.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 # setup AUX globals
 AUX_SHLIB_SUFFIX := .so
-AUX_GLOBAL_ARFLAGS := crsPD
+AUX_GLOBAL_ARFLAGS := cqsD
 AUX_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX := .a
 
 # Load ever-lasting "indexed" version of AUX variant environment; it is treated as READ-ONLY from this
diff --git a/core/combo/select.mk b/core/combo/select.mk
index 5e181b9..eab4c72 100644
--- a/core/combo/select.mk
+++ b/core/combo/select.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 # Set reasonable defaults for the various variables
 
-$(combo_var_prefix)GLOBAL_ARFLAGS := crsPD
+$(combo_var_prefix)GLOBAL_ARFLAGS := cqsD -format=gnu
 
 $(combo_var_prefix)STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX := .a