diff --git a/parcsr_matrix_vector/Makefile.in b/parcsr_matrix_vector/Makefile.in
index 74f2f4d5e..6cc01fb30 100644
--- a/parcsr_matrix_vector/Makefile.in
+++ b/parcsr_matrix_vector/Makefile.in
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ driver_matmul: driver_matmul.o libHYPRE_parcsr_mv.a
 libHYPRE_parcsr_mv.a: ${OBJS}
 	@echo  "Building $@ ... "
 	ar -rcu $@ ${OBJS}
-	ranlib $@
+	@RANLIB@ $@
 
 ${OBJS}: ${HEADERS}
 
diff --git a/parcsr_mv/Makefile.in b/parcsr_mv/Makefile.in
index 74f2f4d5e..6cc01fb30 100644
--- a/parcsr_mv/Makefile.in
+++ b/parcsr_mv/Makefile.in
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ driver_matmul: driver_matmul.o libHYPRE_parcsr_mv.a
 libHYPRE_parcsr_mv.a: ${OBJS}
 	@echo  "Building $@ ... "
 	ar -rcu $@ ${OBJS}
-	ranlib $@
+	@RANLIB@ $@
 
 ${OBJS}: ${HEADERS}