diff --git a/scripts/build/binutils/binutils.sh b/scripts/build/binutils/binutils.sh
index d9735948..4a052ad8 100644
--- a/scripts/build/binutils/binutils.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/binutils/binutils.sh
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ do_binutils_for_host() {
     fi
 
     # Make those new tools available to the core C compilers to come.
-    # Note: some components want the ${TARGET}-{ar,as,ld,strip} commands as
-    # well. Create that.
+    # Note: some components want the ${TARGET}-{ar,as,ld,ranlib,strip} commands
+    # as well. Create that.
     # Don't do it for canadian or cross-native, because the binutils
     # are not executable on the build machine.
     case "${CT_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE}" in
         cross|native)
-            binutils_tools=( ar as ld strip )
+            binutils_tools=( ar as ld ranlib strip )
             if [ -n "${CT_ARCH_BINFMT_FLAT}" ]; then
                 binutils_tools+=( elf2flt flthdr )
             fi