diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8596646..d4a3bc2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #### next (January 2020)
 
  - Set safe working directory access mode
+ - Add .ar archive type recognition
  - Support option `-q` (quiet)'
 
 #### v2.2.1 (January 2020)
diff --git a/src/walk.sh b/src/walk.sh
index d638a1b..588f41f 100755
--- a/src/walk.sh
+++ b/src/walk.sh
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ archvtype () {
 			fn_packroot () { find_root | cpio -0 -o -H crc               $cpioopt -F "$1" ; }
 			fn_pack     () { find_all  | cpio -0 -o -H crc               $cpioopt -F "$1" ; }
 			;;
-		*" ar archive"*|"X-"*".a")
+		*" ar archive"*|"X-"*".a"|"X-"*".ar")
 			aropt="oPU"
 			[ "$quiet" ] || aropt="${aropt}v"
 			fn_unpack   () {                              ar  x${aropt} "$1" ; }