diff --git a/contrib/depends/builders/default.mk b/contrib/depends/builders/default.mk
index f097db65d..c4191435d 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/builders/default.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/builders/default.mk
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ define add_build_flags_func
 build_$(build_arch)_$(build_os)_$1 += $(build_$(build_os)_$1)
 build_$1=$$(build_$(build_arch)_$(build_os)_$1)
 endef
-$(foreach flags, CFLAGS CXXFLAGS LDFLAGS, $(eval $(call add_build_flags_func,$(flags))))
+$(foreach flags, CFLAGS CXXFLAGS ARFLAGS LDFLAGS, $(eval $(call add_build_flags_func,$(flags))))
diff --git a/contrib/depends/funcs.mk b/contrib/depends/funcs.mk
index 469144361..355ae07eb 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/funcs.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/funcs.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ $(1)_libtool=$($($(1)_type)_LIBTOOL)
 $(1)_nm=$($($(1)_type)_NM)
 $(1)_cflags=$($($(1)_type)_CFLAGS) $($($(1)_type)_$(release_type)_CFLAGS)
 $(1)_cxxflags=$($($(1)_type)_CXXFLAGS) $($($(1)_type)_$(release_type)_CXXFLAGS)
+$(1)_arflags=$($($(1)_type)_ARFLAGS) $($($(1)_type)_$(release_type)_ARFLAGS)
 $(1)_ldflags=$($($(1)_type)_LDFLAGS) $($($(1)_type)_$(release_type)_LDFLAGS) -L$($($(1)_type)_prefix)/lib
 $(1)_cppflags=$($($(1)_type)_CPPFLAGS) $($($(1)_type)_$(release_type)_CPPFLAGS) -I$($($(1)_type)_prefix)/include
 $(1)_recipe_hash:=
@@ -102,6 +103,11 @@ $(1)_cxxflags+=$($(1)_cxxflags_$(host_arch)) $($(1)_cxxflags_$(host_arch)_$(rele
 $(1)_cxxflags+=$($(1)_cxxflags_$(host_os)) $($(1)_cxxflags_$(host_os)_$(release_type))
 $(1)_cxxflags+=$($(1)_cxxflags_$(host_arch)_$(host_os)) $($(1)_cxxflags_$(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$(release_type))
 
+$(1)_arflags+=$($(1)_arflags_$(release_type))
+$(1)_arflags+=$($(1)_arflags_$(host_arch)) $($(1)_arflags_$(host_arch)_$(release_type))
+$(1)_arflags+=$($(1)_arflags_$(host_os)) $($(1)_arflags_$(host_os)_$(release_type))
+$(1)_arflags+=$($(1)_arflags_$(host_arch)_$(host_os)) $($(1)_arflags_$(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$(release_type))
+
 $(1)_cppflags+=$($(1)_cppflags_$(release_type))
 $(1)_cppflags+=$($(1)_cppflags_$(host_arch)) $($(1)_cppflags_$(host_arch)_$(release_type))
 $(1)_cppflags+=$($(1)_cppflags_$(host_os)) $($(1)_cppflags_$(host_os)_$(release_type))
@@ -143,6 +149,9 @@ endif
 ifneq ($($(1)_ar),)
 $(1)_autoconf += AR="$$($(1)_ar)"
 endif
+ifneq ($($(1)_arflags),)
+$(1)_autoconf += ARFLAGS="$$($(1)_arflags)"
+endif
 ifneq ($($(1)_cflags),)
 $(1)_autoconf += CFLAGS="$$($(1)_cflags)"
 endif
diff --git a/contrib/depends/hosts/android.mk b/contrib/depends/hosts/android.mk
index 2a24435d4..d6f8b99dd 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/hosts/android.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/hosts/android.mk
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ endif
 
 android_CC=$(host_toolchain)clang
 android_CXX=$(host_toolchain)clang++
+android_RANLIB=:
 
 android_CFLAGS=-pipe
 android_CXXFLAGS=$(android_CFLAGS)
+android_ARFLAGS=crsD
 
 android_release_CFLAGS=-O2
 android_release_CXXFLAGS=$(android_release_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/contrib/depends/hosts/darwin.mk b/contrib/depends/hosts/darwin.mk
index 6f8f2ffe2..7b5c8b051 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/hosts/darwin.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/hosts/darwin.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ darwin_CXX=clang++ -target $(host) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION) --sys
 
 darwin_CFLAGS=-pipe
 darwin_CXXFLAGS=$(darwin_CFLAGS)
+darwin_ARFLAGS=cr
 
 darwin_release_CFLAGS=-O1
 darwin_release_CXXFLAGS=$(darwin_release_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/contrib/depends/hosts/default.mk b/contrib/depends/hosts/default.mk
index 6f60d6b3f..2e7f9fa23 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/hosts/default.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/hosts/default.mk
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ host_$(release_type)_$1 = $$($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$(release_type)_$1)
 endef
 
 $(foreach tool,CC CXX AR RANLIB STRIP NM LIBTOOL OTOOL INSTALL_NAME_TOOL,$(eval $(call add_host_tool_func,$(tool))))
-$(foreach flags,CFLAGS CXXFLAGS CPPFLAGS LDFLAGS, $(eval $(call add_host_flags_func,$(flags))))
+$(foreach flags,CFLAGS CXXFLAGS ARFLAGS CPPFLAGS LDFLAGS, $(eval $(call add_host_flags_func,$(flags))))
diff --git a/contrib/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk b/contrib/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk
index 6a7a2fe20..2e3b5933e 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ freebsd_NM=nm
 
 freebsd_CFLAGS=-pipe
 freebsd_CXXFLAGS=$(freebsd_CFLAGS)
+freebsd_ARFLAGS=cr
 
 freebsd_release_CFLAGS=-O2
 freebsd_release_CXXFLAGS=$(freebsd_release_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/contrib/depends/hosts/linux.mk b/contrib/depends/hosts/linux.mk
index b13a0f1ad..912fdb03c 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/hosts/linux.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/hosts/linux.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 linux_CFLAGS=-pipe
 linux_CXXFLAGS=$(linux_CFLAGS)
+linux_ARFLAGS=cr
 
 linux_release_CFLAGS=-O2
 linux_release_CXXFLAGS=$(linux_release_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/contrib/depends/hosts/mingw32.mk b/contrib/depends/hosts/mingw32.mk
index dbfb62fdc..ccc4c5082 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/hosts/mingw32.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/hosts/mingw32.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mingw32_CFLAGS=-pipe
 mingw32_CXXFLAGS=$(mingw32_CFLAGS)
+mingw32_ARFLAGS=cr
 
 mingw32_release_CFLAGS=-O2
 mingw32_release_CXXFLAGS=$(mingw32_release_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/boost.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/boost.mk
index 43216f47a..0d241928e 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/boost.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/boost.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ $(package)_download_path=https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/1.64.0/source/
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)_$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
 $(package)_sha256_hash=7bcc5caace97baa948931d712ea5f37038dbb1c5d89b43ad4def4ed7cb683332
 $(package)_dependencies=libiconv
+$(package)_patches=fix_aroptions.patch
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
 $(package)_config_opts_release=variant=release
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ $(package)_cxxflags_freebsd=-fPIC
 endef
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
-  echo "using $(boost_toolset_$(host_os)) : : $($(package)_cxx) : <cxxflags>\"$($(package)_cxxflags) $($(package)_cppflags)\" <linkflags>\"$($(package)_ldflags)\" <archiver>\"$(boost_archiver_$(host_os))\" <striper>\"$(host_STR    IP)\"  <ranlib>\"$(host_RANLIB)\" <rc>\"$(host_WINDRES)\" : ;" > user-config.jam
+  patch -p1 < $($(package)_patch_dir)/fix_aroptions.patch &&\
+  echo "using $(boost_toolset_$(host_os)) : : $($(package)_cxx) : <cxxflags>\"$($(package)_cxxflags) $($(package)_cppflags)\" <linkflags>\"$($(package)_ldflags)\" <archiver>\"$(boost_archiver_$(host_os))\" <arflags>\"$($(package)_arflags)\" <striper>\"$(host_STRIP)\"  <ranlib>\"$(host_RANLIB)\" <rc>\"$(host_WINDRES)\" : ;" > user-config.jam
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/eudev.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/eudev.mk
index a7795b777..0e930df93 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/eudev.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/eudev.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ define $(package)_set_vars
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
-  $($(package)_autoconf)
+  $($(package)_autoconf) AR_FLAGS=$($(package)_arflags)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmd
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/hidapi.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/hidapi.mk
index a27df04fa..b76ef1548 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/hidapi.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/hidapi.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
   ./bootstrap &&\
-  $($(package)_autoconf) $($(package)_config_opts)
+  $($(package)_autoconf) $($(package)_config_opts) AR_FLAGS=$($(package)_arflags)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/libiconv.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/libiconv.mk
index 698aa8bd3..eac8b4331 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/libiconv.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/libiconv.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
-  $($(package)_autoconf)
+  $($(package)_autoconf) AR_FLAGS=$($(package)_arflags)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/libusb.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/libusb.mk
index d865d2a17..348c410a7 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/libusb.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/libusb.mk
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ ifneq ($(host_os),darwin)
   define $(package)_config_cmds
     cp -f $(BASEDIR)/config.guess config.guess &&\
     cp -f $(BASEDIR)/config.sub config.sub &&\
-    $($(package)_autoconf)
+    $($(package)_autoconf) AR_FLAGS=$($(package)_arflags)
   endef
 else
   define $(package)_config_cmds
-    $($(package)_autoconf)
+    $($(package)_autoconf) AR_FLAGS=$($(package)_arflags)
   endef
 endif
 
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/ncurses.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/ncurses.mk
index 1acf1faca..d8fdf351c 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/ncurses.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/ncurses.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ $(package)_patches=fallback.c
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
   $(package)_build_opts=CC="$($(package)_cc)"
-  $(package)_config_env=AR="$($(package)_ar)" RANLIB="$($(package)_ranlib)" CC="$($(package)_cc)"
+  $(package)_config_env=AR="$($(package)_ar)" RANLIB="$($(package)_ranlib)" CC="$($(package)_cc)" ARFLAGS=$($(package)_arflags) cf_cv_ar_flags=""
   $(package)_config_env_darwin=RANLIB="$(host_prefix)/native/bin/x86_64-apple-darwin11-ranlib" AR="$(host_prefix)/native/bin/x86_64-apple-darwin11-ar" CC="$(host_prefix)/native/bin/$($(package)_cc)"
   $(package)_config_opts=--prefix=$(host_prefix)
   $(package)_config_opts+=--disable-shared
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/openssl.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/openssl.mk
index e59a6de1c..4b07d08ba 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/openssl.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/openssl.mk
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ $(package)_version=1.0.2r
 $(package)_download_path=https://www.openssl.org/source
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
 $(package)_sha256_hash=ae51d08bba8a83958e894946f15303ff894d75c2b8bbd44a852b64e3fe11d0d6
+$(package)_patches=fix_arflags.patch
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
-$(package)_config_env=AR="$($(package)_ar)" RANLIB="$($(package)_ranlib)" CC="$($(package)_cc)"
+$(package)_config_env=AR="$($(package)_ar)" ARFLAGS=$($(package)_arflags) RANLIB="$($(package)_ranlib)" CC="$($(package)_cc)"
 $(package)_config_opts=--prefix=$(host_prefix) --openssldir=$(host_prefix)/etc/openssl
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-capieng
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-dso
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ endef
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
   sed -i.old "/define DATE/d" util/mkbuildinf.pl && \
   sed -i.old "s|engines apps test|engines|" Makefile.org && \
-  sed -i -e "s/-mandroid //" Configure
+  sed -i -e "s/-mandroid //" Configure && \
+  patch < $($(package)_patch_dir)/fix_arflags.patch
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/protobuf.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/protobuf.mk
index 81fa78a3f..ad1098975 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/protobuf.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/protobuf.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ define $(package)_set_vars
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
-  $($(package)_autoconf)
+  $($(package)_autoconf) AR_FLAGS=$($(package)_arflags)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/readline.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/readline.mk
index 29ae783a2..b6e6a451a 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/readline.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/readline.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ $(package)_dependencies=ncurses
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
   $(package)_build_opts=CC="$($(package)_cc)"
-  $(package)_config_env=AR="$($(package)_ar)" RANLIB="$($(package)_ranlib)" CC="$($(package)_cc)" LDFLAGS="-L$(host_prefix)/lib"
+  $(package)_config_env=AR="$($(package)_ar)" RANLIB="$($(package)_ranlib)" CC="$($(package)_cc)" LDFLAGS="-L$(host_prefix)/lib" ARFLAGS=$($(package)_arflags)
   $(package)_config_env_darwin=RANLIB="$(host_prefix)/native/bin/x86_64-apple-darwin11-ranlib" AR="$(host_prefix)/native/bin/x86_64-apple-darwin11-ar" CC="$(host_prefix)/native/bin/$($(package)_cc)"
   $(package)_config_opts+=--prefix=$(host_prefix)
   $(package)_config_opts+=--exec-prefix=$(host_prefix)
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/sodium.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/sodium.mk
index cdc690e69..ff4c0f289 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/sodium.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/sodium.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ endef
 define $(package)_config_cmds
   ./autogen.sh &&\
   patch -p1 < $($(package)_patch_dir)/fix-whitespace.patch &&\
-  $($(package)_autoconf) $($(package)_config_opts)
+  $($(package)_autoconf) $($(package)_config_opts) AR_FLAGS=$($(package)_arflags)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/unwind.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/unwind.mk
index fddbd0561..8b8903a9a 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/unwind.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/unwind.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ $(package)_sha256_hash=1de38ffbdc88bd694d10081865871cd2bfbb02ad8ef9e1606aee18d65
 define $(package)_config_cmds
   cp -f $(BASEDIR)/config.guess config/config.guess &&\
   cp -f $(BASEDIR)/config.sub config/config.sub &&\
-  $($(package)_autoconf) --disable-shared --enable-static
+  $($(package)_autoconf) --disable-shared --enable-static AR_FLAGS=$($(package)_arflags)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/zeromq.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/zeromq.mk
index d55f38c33..55941e67d 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/zeromq.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/zeromq.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
-  $($(package)_autoconf)
+  $($(package)_autoconf) AR_FLAGS=$($(package)_arflags)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
diff --git a/contrib/depends/patches/boost/fix_aroptions.patch b/contrib/depends/patches/boost/fix_aroptions.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b2ec1006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/depends/patches/boost/fix_aroptions.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+--- boost_1_64_0/tools/build/src/tools/gcc.jam.O	2017-04-17 03:22:26.000000000 +0100
++++ boost_1_64_0/tools/build/src/tools/gcc.jam	2019-11-15 15:46:16.957937137 +0000
+@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@
+     {
+         ECHO notice: using gcc archiver :: $(condition) :: $(archiver[1]) ;
+     }
++    local arflags = [ feature.get-values <arflags> : $(options) ] ;
++    toolset.flags gcc.archive .ARFLAGS $(condition) : $(arflags) ;
+ 
+     # - Ranlib.
+     local ranlib = [ common.get-invocation-command gcc
+@@ -970,6 +972,7 @@
+ # logic in intel-linux, but that is hardly worth the trouble as on Linux, 'ar'
+ # is always available.
+ .AR = ar ;
++.ARFLAGS = rc ;
+ .RANLIB = ranlib ;
+ 
+ toolset.flags gcc.archive AROPTIONS <archiveflags> ;
+@@ -1011,7 +1014,7 @@
+ #
+ actions piecemeal archive
+ {
+-    "$(.AR)" $(AROPTIONS) rc "$(<)" "$(>)"
++    "$(.AR)" $(AROPTIONS) $(.ARFLAGS) "$(<)" "$(>)"
+     "$(.RANLIB)" "$(<)"
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/contrib/depends/patches/openssl/fix_arflags.patch b/contrib/depends/patches/openssl/fix_arflags.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d2900d80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/depends/patches/openssl/fix_arflags.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+--- Makefile.org.O	2019-02-26 14:20:20.000000000 +0000
++++ Makefile.org	2019-11-15 13:05:54.370086856 +0000
+@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
+ PEX_LIBS= 
+ EX_LIBS= 
+ EXE_EXT= 
+-ARFLAGS=
+-AR=ar $(ARFLAGS) r
++ARFLAGS= r
++AR=ar $(ARFLAGS)
+ RANLIB= ranlib
+ RC= windres
+ NM= nm
+--- Configure.O	2019-02-26 14:20:20.000000000 +0000
++++ Configure	2019-11-16 07:43:14.933990774 +0000
+@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@
+ my $shared_extension = $fields[$idx_shared_extension];
+ my $ranlib = $ENV{'RANLIB'} || $fields[$idx_ranlib];
+ my $ar = $ENV{'AR'} || "ar";
+-my $arflags = $fields[$idx_arflags];
++my $arflags = $ENV{'ARFLAGS'} || $fields[$idx_arflags];
+ my $windres = $ENV{'RC'} || $ENV{'WINDRES'} || "windres";
+ my $multilib = $fields[$idx_multilib];
+ 
diff --git a/contrib/gitian/gitian-android.yml b/contrib/gitian/gitian-android.yml
index ce213e056..bade0475f 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian/gitian-android.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian/gitian-android.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ script: |
 
   WRAP_DIR=$HOME/wrapped
   HOSTS="arm-linux-android aarch64-linux-android"
-  FAKETIME_HOST_PROGS="clang clang++ ar ranlib nm"
+  FAKETIME_HOST_PROGS="clang clang++ ar nm"
   FAKETIME_PROGS="date"
   HOST_CFLAGS="-O2 -g"
   HOST_CXXFLAGS="-O2 -g"
@@ -117,12 +117,10 @@ script: |
   export PATH=${PATH_orig}
   create_global_faketime_wrappers "${REFERENCE_DATETIME}"
   create_per-host_faketime_wrappers "${REFERENCE_DATETIME}"
-  export PATH=${WRAP_DIR}:${PATH}
 
-  ORIGPATH="$PATH"
   # Build in a new dir for each host
   for i in ${HOSTS}; do
-    export PATH=${BASEPREFIX}/${i}/native/bin:${ORIGPATH}
+    export PATH=${WRAP_DIR}:${BASEPREFIX}/${i}/native/bin:${PATH_orig}
     mkdir build && cd build
     cmake .. -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${BASEPREFIX}/${i}/share/toolchain.cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
     make ${MAKEOPTS}