diff --git a/bindings/ocaml/Makefile.ocaml b/bindings/ocaml/Makefile.ocaml
index 1bd14e9486f..1d2eff5ec7f 100644
--- a/bindings/ocaml/Makefile.ocaml
+++ b/bindings/ocaml/Makefile.ocaml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 
 include $(LEVEL)/Makefile.config
 
+# We have our own rules for building static libraries.
+NO_BUILD_ARCHIVE = 1
+
 # CFLAGS needs to be set before Makefile.rules is included.
 CXX.Flags += -I"$(shell $(OCAMLFIND) c -where)"
 C.Flags += -I"$(shell $(OCAMLFIND) c -where)"