diff --git a/NT/tools/ar b/NT/tools/ar
index 471dba4eeb35d0b858967665acebb8537a2c5c0e..f94ed14e134a1da6ad76c389a0b77a387d409dc6 100755
--- a/NT/tools/ar
+++ b/NT/tools/ar
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ OUTPUT=$1
 shift
 
 case "$CC" in
-  *rntcl)
+  *rntcl|*rntecl)
     case "E$OPTIONS" in
       *x*)
         ofixed="`fixpath $OUTPUT`"