Imported from libpng-1.2.6beta3.tar
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.mips b/scripts/makefile.mips
index 4501d1e..f1a557d 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.mips
+++ b/scripts/makefile.mips
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 DESTDIR=
 
 CC=cc
-AR=ar
-ARFLAGS=rc
 CFLAGS=-I../zlib -O -systype sysv -DSYSV -w -Dmips
 #CFLAGS=-O
 LDFLAGS=-L. -L../zlib/ -lpng -lz -lm
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@
 all: libpng.a pngtest
 
 libpng.a: $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@  $(OBJS)
+	ar rc $@  $(OBJS)
 	$(RANLIB) $@
 
 pngtest: pngtest.o libpng.a