diff --git a/android/build.py b/android/build.py
index 18f80ca88..5d0a9954a 100755
--- a/android/build.py
+++ b/android/build.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class AndroidNdkToolchain:
             self.cxx = os.path.join(toolchain_bin, arch + '-g++')
 
         self.ar = os.path.join(toolchain_bin, arch + '-ar')
+        self.ranlib = os.path.join(toolchain_bin, arch + '-ranlib')
         self.nm = os.path.join(toolchain_bin, arch + '-nm')
         self.strip = os.path.join(toolchain_bin, arch + '-strip')
 
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ configure = [
     'LDFLAGS=' + toolchain.ldflags,
     'LIBS=' + toolchain.libs,
     'AR=' + toolchain.ar,
+    'RANLIB=' + toolchain.ranlib,
     'STRIP=' + toolchain.strip,
     '--host=' + toolchain.arch,
     '--prefix=' + toolchain.install_prefix,
diff --git a/python/build/autotools.py b/python/build/autotools.py
index 56b4ede59..d9a1f156b 100644
--- a/python/build/autotools.py
+++ b/python/build/autotools.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class AutotoolsProject(Project):
             'LDFLAGS=' + toolchain.ldflags,
             'LIBS=' + toolchain.libs,
             'AR=' + toolchain.ar,
+            'RANLIB=' + toolchain.ranlib,
             'STRIP=' + toolchain.strip,
             '--host=' + toolchain.arch,
             '--prefix=' + toolchain.install_prefix,
diff --git a/python/build/ffmpeg.py b/python/build/ffmpeg.py
index b3ed215a2..1a5ec3d5f 100644
--- a/python/build/ffmpeg.py
+++ b/python/build/ffmpeg.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class FfmpegProject(Project):
             '--extra-ldflags=' + toolchain.ldflags,
             '--extra-libs=' + toolchain.libs,
             '--ar=' + toolchain.ar,
+            '--ranlib=' + toolchain.ranlib,
             '--enable-cross-compile',
             '--arch=' + arch,
             '--target-os=' + target_os,
diff --git a/win32/build.py b/win32/build.py
index 0914d78f7..36bfcd8e3 100755
--- a/win32/build.py
+++ b/win32/build.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class CrossGccToolchain:
         self.cc = os.path.join(toolchain_bin, arch + '-gcc')
         self.cxx = os.path.join(toolchain_bin, arch + '-g++')
         self.ar = os.path.join(toolchain_bin, arch + '-ar')
+        self.ranlib = os.path.join(toolchain_bin, arch + '-ranlib')
         self.nm = os.path.join(toolchain_bin, arch + '-nm')
         self.strip = os.path.join(toolchain_bin, arch + '-strip')
 
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ configure = [
     'LDFLAGS=' + toolchain.ldflags + ' -static',
     'LIBS=' + toolchain.libs,
     'AR=' + toolchain.ar,
+    'RANLIB=' + toolchain.ranlib,
     'STRIP=' + toolchain.strip,
     '--host=' + toolchain.arch,
     '--prefix=' + toolchain.install_prefix,