diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake
index e24aaa996..79683f595 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ MARK_AS_ADVANCED(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER)
 GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(COMPILER_LOCATION "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}" PATH)
 
 FIND_PROGRAM(CMAKE_AR NAMES ar PATHS ${COMPILER_LOCATION})
+MARK_AS_ADVANCED(CMAKE_AR)
 
 FIND_PROGRAM(CMAKE_RANLIB NAMES ranlib)
 IF(NOT CMAKE_RANLIB)