diff --git a/cmake/freebsd/toolchain-aarch64.cmake b/cmake/freebsd/toolchain-aarch64.cmake
index eab998f093a..eeec635cc06 100644
--- a/cmake/freebsd/toolchain-aarch64.cmake
+++ b/cmake/freebsd/toolchain-aarch64.cmake
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ set (CMAKE_SYSROOT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../contrib/sysroot/freebsd-aarc
 
 set (CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE STATIC_LIBRARY)  # disable linkage check - it doesn't work in CMake
 
+# Will be changed later, but somehow needed to be set here.
+set (CMAKE_AR "ar")
+set (CMAKE_RANLIB "ranlib")
+
 set (HAS_PRE_1970_EXITCODE "0" CACHE STRING "Result from TRY_RUN" FORCE)
 set (HAS_PRE_1970_EXITCODE__TRYRUN_OUTPUT "" CACHE STRING "Output from TRY_RUN" FORCE)
 
diff --git a/cmake/freebsd/toolchain-x86_64.cmake b/cmake/freebsd/toolchain-x86_64.cmake
index 3a53dd30731..80cbeba549f 100644
--- a/cmake/freebsd/toolchain-x86_64.cmake
+++ b/cmake/freebsd/toolchain-x86_64.cmake
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ set (CMAKE_SYSROOT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../contrib/sysroot/freebsd-x86_
 
 set (CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE STATIC_LIBRARY)  # disable linkage check - it doesn't work in CMake
 
+# Will be changed later, but somehow needed to be set here.
+set (CMAKE_AR "ar")
+set (CMAKE_RANLIB "ranlib")
+
 set (HAS_PRE_1970_EXITCODE "0" CACHE STRING "Result from TRY_RUN" FORCE)
 set (HAS_PRE_1970_EXITCODE__TRYRUN_OUTPUT "" CACHE STRING "Output from TRY_RUN" FORCE)
 
diff --git a/cmake/linux/toolchain-aarch64.cmake b/cmake/linux/toolchain-aarch64.cmake
index 14555f4a65f..5b1e41dc871 100644
--- a/cmake/linux/toolchain-aarch64.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linux/toolchain-aarch64.cmake
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ set (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET "aarch64-linux-gnu")
 set (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_TARGET "aarch64-linux-gnu")
 set (CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_TARGET "aarch64-linux-gnu")
 
+# Will be changed later, but somehow needed to be set here.
+set (CMAKE_AR "ar")
+set (CMAKE_RANLIB "ranlib")
+
 set (TOOLCHAIN_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../contrib/sysroot/linux-aarch64")
 
 set (CMAKE_SYSROOT "${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/aarch64-linux-gnu/libc")
diff --git a/cmake/linux/toolchain-ppc64le.cmake b/cmake/linux/toolchain-ppc64le.cmake
index 1245899e13f..70915401046 100644
--- a/cmake/linux/toolchain-ppc64le.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linux/toolchain-ppc64le.cmake
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ set (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET "ppc64le-linux-gnu")
 set (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_TARGET "ppc64le-linux-gnu")
 set (CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_TARGET "ppc64le-linux-gnu")
 
+# Will be changed later, but somehow needed to be set here.
+set (CMAKE_AR "ar")
+set (CMAKE_RANLIB "ranlib")
+
 set (TOOLCHAIN_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../contrib/sysroot/linux-powerpc64le")
 
 set (CMAKE_SYSROOT "${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/powerpc64le-linux-gnu/libc")
diff --git a/cmake/linux/toolchain-riscv64.cmake b/cmake/linux/toolchain-riscv64.cmake
index d18ebd207dc..7ce6ff43a49 100644
--- a/cmake/linux/toolchain-riscv64.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linux/toolchain-riscv64.cmake
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ set (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET "riscv64-linux-gnu")
 set (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_TARGET "riscv64-linux-gnu")
 set (CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_TARGET "riscv64-linux-gnu")
 
+# Will be changed later, but somehow needed to be set here.
+set (CMAKE_AR "ar")
+set (CMAKE_RANLIB "ranlib")
+
 set (TOOLCHAIN_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../contrib/sysroot/linux-riscv64")
 
 set (CMAKE_SYSROOT "${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}")
diff --git a/cmake/linux/toolchain-x86_64-musl.cmake b/cmake/linux/toolchain-x86_64-musl.cmake
index 6013e5e20e0..14dba6843b9 100644
--- a/cmake/linux/toolchain-x86_64-musl.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linux/toolchain-x86_64-musl.cmake
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ set (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET "x86_64-linux-musl")
 set (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_TARGET "x86_64-linux-musl")
 set (CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_TARGET "x86_64-linux-musl")
 
+# Will be changed later, but somehow needed to be set here.
+set (CMAKE_AR "ar")
+set (CMAKE_RANLIB "ranlib")
+
 set (TOOLCHAIN_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../contrib/sysroot/linux-x86_64-musl")
 
 set (CMAKE_SYSROOT "${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}")
diff --git a/cmake/linux/toolchain-x86_64.cmake b/cmake/linux/toolchain-x86_64.cmake
index d7fc207ba32..879f35feb83 100644
--- a/cmake/linux/toolchain-x86_64.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linux/toolchain-x86_64.cmake
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ set (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET "x86_64-linux-gnu")
 set (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_TARGET "x86_64-linux-gnu")
 set (CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_TARGET "x86_64-linux-gnu")
 
+# Will be changed later, but somehow needed to be set here.
+set (CMAKE_AR "ar")
+set (CMAKE_RANLIB "ranlib")
+
 set (TOOLCHAIN_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../contrib/sysroot/linux-x86_64")
 
 set (CMAKE_SYSROOT "${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc")
diff --git a/cmake/tools.cmake b/cmake/tools.cmake
index f62fa835bd7..c87887ddddd 100644
--- a/cmake/tools.cmake
+++ b/cmake/tools.cmake
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ else ()
     message (WARNING "You are using an unsupported compiler. Compilation has only been tested with Clang and GCC.")
 endif ()
 
-STRING(REGEX MATCHALL "[0-9]+" COMPILER_VERSION_LIST ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION})
-LIST(GET COMPILER_VERSION_LIST 0 COMPILER_VERSION_MAJOR)
+string (REGEX MATCHALL "[0-9]+" COMPILER_VERSION_LIST ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION})
+list (GET COMPILER_VERSION_LIST 0 COMPILER_VERSION_MAJOR)
 
 # Linker