diff --git a/toolchain-mingw32.cmake b/toolchain-mingw32.cmake
index 8cb6952fbca..4a0ca3324c4 100644
--- a/toolchain-mingw32.cmake
+++ b/toolchain-mingw32.cmake
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ set(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER ${MINGW_PREFIX}windres)
 set(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER ${MINGW_PREFIX}gcc)
 set(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILE_OBJECT "<CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER> -x assembler-with-cpp -o <OBJECT> -I${REACTOS_SOURCE_DIR}/include/asm -I${REACTOS_BINARY_DIR}/include/asm <FLAGS> <DEFINES> -D__ASM__ -c <SOURCE>")
 
-set(CMAKE_AR ${MINGW_PREFIX}ar)
 if(NOT CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES Windows)
+    set(CMAKE_AR ${MINGW_PREFIX}ar)
     set(CMAKE_C_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY "${CMAKE_AR} crs <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY ${CMAKE_C_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY})
     set(CMAKE_ASM_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY ${CMAKE_C_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY})