diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake
index 2bb7a2076..903824367 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ macro(__windows_compiler_gnu lang)
 
   if(MSYS OR MINGW)
     # Create archiving rules to support large object file lists for static libraries.
-    set(CMAKE_${lang}_ARCHIVE_CREATE "<CMAKE_AR> cr <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
-    set(CMAKE_${lang}_ARCHIVE_APPEND "<CMAKE_AR> r  <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
+    set(CMAKE_${lang}_ARCHIVE_CREATE "<CMAKE_AR> cq <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
+    set(CMAKE_${lang}_ARCHIVE_APPEND "<CMAKE_AR> q  <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
     set(CMAKE_${lang}_ARCHIVE_FINISH "<CMAKE_RANLIB> <TARGET>")
 
     # Initialize C link type selection flags.  These flags are used when