diff --git a/distributed_linear_solvers/pilut/Makefile.in b/distributed_linear_solvers/pilut/Makefile.in
index f11bdd38c..e01af6c59 100644
--- a/distributed_linear_solvers/pilut/Makefile.in
+++ b/distributed_linear_solvers/pilut/Makefile.in
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ include ../../bmakes/Makefile
 ##################################################################
 
 lib:    $(PROTOS) $(OBJS)
-	ar -r lib_HYPRE_DistributedMatrixPilutSolver.a $(OBJS)
+	ar -rcu lib_HYPRE_DistributedMatrixPilutSolver.a $(OBJS)
 
diff --git a/distributed_ls/pilut/Makefile.in b/distributed_ls/pilut/Makefile.in
index f11bdd38c..e01af6c59 100644
--- a/distributed_ls/pilut/Makefile.in
+++ b/distributed_ls/pilut/Makefile.in
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ include ../../bmakes/Makefile
 ##################################################################
 
 lib:    $(PROTOS) $(OBJS)
-	ar -r lib_HYPRE_DistributedMatrixPilutSolver.a $(OBJS)
+	ar -rcu lib_HYPRE_DistributedMatrixPilutSolver.a $(OBJS)