diff --git a/boards/arm/lc823450/lc823450-xgevk/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/arm/lc823450/lc823450-xgevk/scripts/Make.defs
index 10887b5ff2c..0b8bdca02bb 100644
--- a/boards/arm/lc823450/lc823450-xgevk/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/arm/lc823450/lc823450-xgevk/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ CXX = $(CROSSDEV)g++
 CPP = $(CROSSDEV)gcc -E
 LD = $(CROSSDEV)ld
 STRIP = $(CROSSDEV)strip --strip-unneeded
-AR = flock $(TOPDIR) $(CROSSDEV)ar rcs
+AR = $(CROSSDEV)ar rcs
 NM = $(CROSSDEV)nm
 OBJCOPY = $(CROSSDEV)objcopy
 OBJDUMP = $(CROSSDEV)objdump