diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeCInformation.cmake
index 7bcbb19d83..d2417aaa42 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCInformation.cmake
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ endif()
 # Create a static archive incrementally for large object file counts.
 # If CMAKE_C_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY is set it will override these.
 if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_C_ARCHIVE_CREATE)
-  set(CMAKE_C_ARCHIVE_CREATE "<CMAKE_AR> cq <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
+  set(CMAKE_C_ARCHIVE_CREATE "<CMAKE_AR> qc <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
 endif()
 if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_C_ARCHIVE_APPEND)
   set(CMAKE_C_ARCHIVE_APPEND "<CMAKE_AR> q  <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCXXInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeCXXInformation.cmake
index 1aac9d3f1f..091627bc30 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCXXInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCXXInformation.cmake
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ endif()
 # Create a static archive incrementally for large object file counts.
 # If CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY is set it will override these.
 if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_ARCHIVE_CREATE)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_ARCHIVE_CREATE "<CMAKE_AR> cq <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_ARCHIVE_CREATE "<CMAKE_AR> qc <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
 endif()
 if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_ARCHIVE_APPEND)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_ARCHIVE_APPEND "<CMAKE_AR> q  <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeFortranInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeFortranInformation.cmake
index 835ffcf679..79393d3304 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeFortranInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeFortranInformation.cmake
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ endif()
 # Create a static archive incrementally for large object file counts.
 # If CMAKE_Fortran_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY is set it will override these.
 if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_Fortran_ARCHIVE_CREATE)
-  set(CMAKE_Fortran_ARCHIVE_CREATE "<CMAKE_AR> cq <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
+  set(CMAKE_Fortran_ARCHIVE_CREATE "<CMAKE_AR> qc <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
 endif()
 if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_Fortran_ARCHIVE_APPEND)
   set(CMAKE_Fortran_ARCHIVE_APPEND "<CMAKE_AR> q  <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake
index b97409c500..d8a423e557 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ macro(__windows_compiler_gnu lang)
 
   if(MSYS OR MINGW)
     # Create archiving rules to support large object file lists for static libraries.
-    set(CMAKE_${lang}_ARCHIVE_CREATE "<CMAKE_AR> cq <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
+    set(CMAKE_${lang}_ARCHIVE_CREATE "<CMAKE_AR> qc <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
     set(CMAKE_${lang}_ARCHIVE_APPEND "<CMAKE_AR> q  <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
     set(CMAKE_${lang}_ARCHIVE_FINISH "<CMAKE_RANLIB> <TARGET>")