diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0496c5057a..814f6820d9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ CAP_CFLAGS += -DCAPSTONE_HAS_POWERPC
 CAP_CFLAGS += -DCAPSTONE_HAS_X86
 
 subdir-capstone: .git-submodule-status
-	$(call quiet-command,$(MAKE) -C $(SRC_PATH)/capstone CAPSTONE_SHARED=no BUILDDIR="$(BUILD_DIR)/capstone" CC="$(CC)" AR="$(AR)" LD="$(LD)" CFLAGS="$(CAP_CFLAGS)" $(SUBDIR_MAKEFLAGS) $(BUILD_DIR)/capstone/$(LIBCAPSTONE))
+	$(call quiet-command,$(MAKE) -C $(SRC_PATH)/capstone CAPSTONE_SHARED=no BUILDDIR="$(BUILD_DIR)/capstone" CC="$(CC)" AR="$(AR)" LD="$(LD)" RANLIB="$(RANLIB)" CFLAGS="$(CAP_CFLAGS)" $(SUBDIR_MAKEFLAGS) $(BUILD_DIR)/capstone/$(LIBCAPSTONE))
 
 $(SUBDIR_RULES): libqemuutil.a $(common-obj-y) $(chardev-obj-y) \
 	$(qom-obj-y) $(crypto-aes-obj-$(CONFIG_USER_ONLY))
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a6055c0710..0e856bbc04 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ ccas="${CCAS-$cc}"
 cpp="${CPP-$cc -E}"
 objcopy="${OBJCOPY-${cross_prefix}objcopy}"
 ld="${LD-${cross_prefix}ld}"
+ranlib="${RANLIB-${cross_prefix}ranlib}"
 nm="${NM-${cross_prefix}nm}"
 strip="${STRIP-${cross_prefix}strip}"
 windres="${WINDRES-${cross_prefix}windres}"
@@ -6288,6 +6289,7 @@ echo "CCAS=$ccas" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "CPP=$cpp" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "OBJCOPY=$objcopy" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "LD=$ld" >> $config_host_mak
+echo "RANLIB=$ranlib" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "NM=$nm" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "WINDRES=$windres" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "CFLAGS=$CFLAGS" >> $config_host_mak
@@ -6782,6 +6784,7 @@ for rom in seabios vgabios ; do
     echo "OBJCOPY=objcopy" >> $config_mak
     echo "IASL=$iasl" >> $config_mak
     echo "LD=$ld" >> $config_mak
+    echo "RANLIB=$ranlib" >> $config_mak
 done
 
 # set up tests data directory