diff --git a/cad/verilator/Makefile b/cad/verilator/Makefile
index 158d36ef5033..847047e51289 100644
--- a/cad/verilator/Makefile
+++ b/cad/verilator/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 PORTNAME=	verilator
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	4.212
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	cad
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 BROKEN_i386=	see https://github.com/verilator/verilator/issues/3037
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	autoconf>0:devel/autoconf \
-		bash:shells/bash
+		bash:shells/bash \
+		${LOCALBASE}/bin/ar:devel/binutils
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libsystemc.so:devel/systemc
 RUN_DEPENDS=	gmake:devel/gmake # verilator runs gmake for the --hierarchical option when the 'gmake' method is chosen
 
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ SHEBANG_FILES=	bin/verilator_ccache_report
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	INSTALL_PROGRAM="${INSTALL_SCRIPT}"
+CONFIGURE_ARGS=	AR=${LOCALBASE}/bin/ar
 CONFIGURE_SHELL=	${LOCALBASE}/bin/bash # see https://github.com/verilator/verilator/issues/3132
 
 TEST_TARGET=	test