diff --git a/platform/minimal-net/Makefile.minimal-net b/platform/minimal-net/Makefile.minimal-net
index dd35c8880..296d5684e 100644
--- a/platform/minimal-net/Makefile.minimal-net
+++ b/platform/minimal-net/Makefile.minimal-net
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ ifndef CONTIKI
   $(error CONTIKI not defined! You must specify where CONTIKI resides!)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(HOST_OS),Darwin)
+  AROPTS = rc
+endif
+
 CONTIKI_TARGET_DIRS = .
 CONTIKI_TARGET_MAIN = ${addprefix $(OBJECTDIR)/,contiki-main.o}