diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index a626dd4cc..25eac6207 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Verilator 4.205 devel
 * Optimize a lot more model variables into function locals (#3027). [Geza Lore]
 * Remove deprecated --no-relative-cfuncs option (#3024). [Geza Lore]
 * Merge const static data globally into a new constant pool (#3013). [Geza Lore]
+* Allow configure override of AR program (#2999). [ahouska]
 * Fix error on unsupported recursive functions (#2957). [Trefor Southwell]
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c111cecc1..d20a7c567 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ AC_RUN_IFELSE(
     AC_MSG_RESULT(no);AC_MSG_ERROR([a working C++ compiler is required]),
     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes))
 
+AC_CHECK_PROG(AR,ar,ar)
+if test "x$AR" = "x" ; then
+   AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot find "ar" in your PATH, please install it])
+fi
+
 AC_PATH_PROG(PERL,perl)
 if test "x$PERL" = "x" ; then
    AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot find "perl" in your PATH, please install it])
diff --git a/include/verilated.mk.in b/include/verilated.mk.in
index bc543442b..d11a75745 100644
--- a/include/verilated.mk.in
+++ b/include/verilated.mk.in
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
 ######################################################################
 
-PERL = @PERL@
-PYTHON3 = @PYTHON3@
+AR = @AR@
 CXX = @CXX@
 LINK = @CXX@
-AR = ar
-RANLIB = ranlib
 OBJCACHE ?= @OBJCACHE@
+PERL = @PERL@
+PYTHON3 = @PYTHON3@
 
 CFG_WITH_CCWARN = @CFG_WITH_CCWARN@
 CFG_WITH_LONGTESTS = @CFG_WITH_LONGTESTS@