diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 090230c9..8826fb66 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 /install.sh
 /uninstall.sh
 /mes/module/mes/boot-0.scm
-/scripts/ar
+/scripts/mesar
 /scripts/mescc.scm
 /scripts/mescc
 /doc/images/gcc-mesboot-graph.png
diff --git a/build-aux/build.sh.in b/build-aux/build.sh.in
index d765f2a5..148386ac 100644
--- a/build-aux/build.sh.in
+++ b/build-aux/build.sh.in
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ fi
 -I ${srcdest}include/$mes_kernel/$mes_cpu
 "
     compiler=mescc
-    AR="${srcdest}pre-inst-env ar"
+    AR="${srcdest}pre-inst-env mesar"
     CC="${srcdest}pre-inst-env mescc -m $mes_bits"
     ${SHELL} ${srcdest}build-aux/build-lib.sh
 )
diff --git a/build-aux/check.sh.in b/build-aux/check.sh.in
index 69539cbe..c01c92f2 100644
--- a/build-aux/check.sh.in
+++ b/build-aux/check.sh.in
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ fi
 -nostdlib
 "
     LIBS=-lc
-    AR="${srcdest}pre-inst-env ar"
+    AR="${srcdest}pre-inst-env mesar"
     CC="${srcdest}pre-inst-env mescc"
     ../pre-inst-env ${SHELL} ${srcdest}build-aux/check-mescc.sh
 )
diff --git a/build-aux/install.sh.in b/build-aux/install.sh.in
index 60c581c3..ef686d84 100644
--- a/build-aux/install.sh.in
+++ b/build-aux/install.sh.in
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fi
 DESTDIR=${DESTDIR-}
 mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${bindir}
 cp $_v src/mes ${DESTDIR}${bindir}/mes
-cp $_v scripts/ar ${DESTDIR}${bindir}/ar
+cp $_v scripts/mesar ${DESTDIR}${bindir}/mesar
 cp $_v scripts/mescc.scm ${DESTDIR}${bindir}/mescc.scm
 cp $_v scripts/mescc ${DESTDIR}${bindir}/mescc
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4d88bb9b..473622b8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -631,12 +631,12 @@ See \"Porting GNU Mes\" in the manual, or try --with-courage\n" mes-system)
                     "build-aux/install.sh.in"
                     "build-aux/pre-inst-env.in"
                     "build-aux/uninstall.sh.in"
-                    "scripts/ar.in"
+                    "scripts/mesar.in"
                     "scripts/mescc.scm.in"
                     "scripts/mescc.in"
                     ))
         (chmod "pre-inst-env" #o755)
-        (chmod "scripts/ar" #o755)
+        (chmod "scripts/mesar" #o755)
         (chmod "scripts/mescc" #o755)
         (chmod "scripts/mescc.scm" #o755)
         (chmod "build.sh" #o755)
diff --git a/configure.sh b/configure.sh
index f8ea3acd..271f11f5 100755
--- a/configure.sh
+++ b/configure.sh
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ subst ${srcdest}build-aux/install.sh.in install.sh
 chmod +x install.sh
 subst ${srcdest}build-aux/pre-inst-env.in pre-inst-env
 chmod +x pre-inst-env
-subst ${srcdest}scripts/ar.in scripts/ar
-chmod +x scripts/ar
+subst ${srcdest}scripts/mesar.in scripts/mesar
+chmod +x scripts/mesar
 subst ${srcdest}scripts/mescc.scm.in scripts/mescc.scm
 chmod +x scripts/mescc.scm
 subst ${srcdest}scripts/mescc.in scripts/mescc
diff --git a/scripts/ar.in b/scripts/mesar.in
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/ar.in
rename to scripts/mesar.in