diff --git a/src/system/libroot/Jamfile b/src/system/libroot/Jamfile
index 487df1e0ee..3a9edc44c7 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/Jamfile
+++ b/src/system/libroot/Jamfile
@@ -10,16 +10,14 @@ rule FilterArchive
 	AR on $(1) = $(TARGET_AR_$(TARGET_PACKAGING_ARCH)) d ;
 	# TODO: use $(TARGET_DELARFLAGS_$(TARGET_PACKAGING_ARCH))
 	RANLIB on $(1) = $(TARGET_RANLIB_$(TARGET_PACKAGING_ARCH)) ;
+	MEMBERS on $(1) = $(3) ;
 
 	MakeLocateArch $(1) ;
 	Depends $(1) : $(2) ;
 	File $(1) : $(2) ;
-	# we don't want the path
-	# XXX: is it done this way?
-	NotFile $(3) ;
 
 	# delete the unwanted members
-	FilterArchive1 $(1) : $(3) ;
+	FilterArchive1 $(1) ;
 
 	if $(RANLIB) {
 		Ranlib $(1) ;
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@ rule FilterArchive
 
 actions FilterArchive1
 {
-	$(AR) $(<) $(>)
+	$(AR) $(<) $(MEMBERS)
 }
 
 local architectureObject ;