1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/cmake.bbclass b/meta/classes/cmake.bbclass
index 8243f7ce8c..af6a8c4395 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cmake.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cmake.bbclass
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ set( CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${OECMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} )
 set( CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER ${OECMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER} )
 set( CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER ${OECMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER} )
 set( CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER ${OECMAKE_C_COMPILER} )
-set( CMAKE_AR ${OECMAKE_AR} CACHE FILEPATH "Archiver" )
+find_program( CMAKE_AR ${OECMAKE_AR} DOC "Archiver" REQUIRED )
+
 set( CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${OECMAKE_C_FLAGS}" CACHE STRING "CFLAGS" )
 set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${OECMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}" CACHE STRING "CXXFLAGS" )
 set( CMAKE_ASM_FLAGS "${OECMAKE_C_FLAGS}" CACHE STRING "ASM FLAGS" )