diff --git a/compiler/link.pas b/compiler/link.pas
index 135f21bcc4..f34fe79e6e 100644
--- a/compiler/link.pas
+++ b/compiler/link.pas
@@ -1571,9 +1571,16 @@ Implementation
             arfinishcmd : 'gar s $LIB'
           );
 
+      ar_watcom_wlib_omf_info : tarinfo =
+          ( id          : ar_watcom_wlib_omf;
+            arcmd       : 'wlib -fo -c $LIB $FILES';
+            arfinishcmd : ''
+          );
+
 
 initialization
   RegisterAr(ar_gnu_ar_info);
   RegisterAr(ar_gnu_ar_scripted_info);
   RegisterAr(ar_gnu_gar_info);
+  RegisterAr(ar_watcom_wlib_omf_info);
 end.
diff --git a/compiler/systems.inc b/compiler/systems.inc
index d1485d7e90..db8b4fa2e8 100644
--- a/compiler/systems.inc
+++ b/compiler/systems.inc
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
             ,ar_mpw_ar
             ,ar_gnu_ar_scripted
             ,ar_gnu_gar
+            ,ar_watcom_wlib_omf
        );
 
        tres = (res_none
diff --git a/compiler/systems/i_msdos.pas b/compiler/systems/i_msdos.pas
index 8460f12e87..87b9395cb2 100644
--- a/compiler/systems/i_msdos.pas
+++ b/compiler/systems/i_msdos.pas
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ unit i_msdos;
             assemextern  : as_i386_nasmobj;
             link         : nil;
             linkextern   : nil;
-            ar           : ar_gnu_ar;
+            ar           : ar_watcom_wlib_omf;
             res          : res_none;
             dbg          : dbg_stabs;
             script       : script_dos;