diff --git a/util/shf/march.sh b/util/shf/march.sh
index 9c7fa3882..8d76d3af0 100755
--- a/util/shf/march.sh
+++ b/util/shf/march.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ then
     if test $errors = no
     then
       ${ASAR-arch} cr $2 $OFILES
+      ${RANLIB-:} $2
       rm $OFILES
     else
       echo $2 not made, due to compilation errors