diff --git a/libf2c/ChangeLog.egcs b/libf2c/ChangeLog.egcs
index a64ae7d4577..a92c00b9cd1 100644
--- a/libf2c/ChangeLog.egcs
+++ b/libf2c/ChangeLog.egcs
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Wed Feb 11 01:46:20 1998  Manfred Hollstein <manfred@s-direktnet.de>
+
+	* Makefile.in ($(lib)): Call $(AR) repeatedly to avoid overflowing
+	argument size limit on ancious System V.
+
 Sun Feb  8 00:32:17 1998  Manfred Hollstein  <manfred@s-direktnet.de>
 
 	* Makefile.in: Add `info install-info clean-info check dvi' targets.
diff --git a/libf2c/Makefile.in b/libf2c/Makefile.in
index 2751762e15c..2a5ecb960cb 100644
--- a/libf2c/Makefile.in
+++ b/libf2c/Makefile.in
@@ -154,7 +154,10 @@ all: f2c.h $(lib)
 
 $(lib): stamp-libf77 stamp-libi77 stamp-libu77 stamp-libe77
 	rm -f $(lib)
-	$(AR) $(AR_FLAGS) $(lib) $(FOBJ) $(IOBJ) $(UOBJ) $(F2CEXT:%=libE77/L%.o)
+	$(AR) $(AR_FLAGS) $(lib) $(FOBJ)
+	$(AR) $(AR_FLAGS) $(lib) $(IOBJ)
+	$(AR) $(AR_FLAGS) $(lib) $(UOBJ)
+	$(AR) $(AR_FLAGS) $(lib) $(F2CEXT:%=libE77/L%.o)
 	$(RANLIB) $(lib)
 
 stamp-libi77: libI77/Makefile