diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 52a9174c8272..65e67b741aae 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -1007,6 +1007,10 @@ _gperf=		gnu/usr.bin/gperf
 _groff=		gnu/usr.bin/groff
 .endif
 
+.if ${BOOTSTRAPPING} < 800022
+_ar=		usr.bin/ar
+.endif
+
 .if ${BOOTSTRAPPING} < 800013
 _mklocale=	usr.bin/mklocale
 .endif
@@ -1069,6 +1073,7 @@ bootstrap-tools:
     ${_strfile} \
     ${_gperf} \
     ${_groff} \
+    ${_ar} \
     ${_dtc} \
     ${_awk} \
     usr.bin/lorder \