--- meson-1.6.0/mesonbuild/linkers/detect.py.orig
+++ meson-1.6.0/mesonbuild/linkers/detect.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     from ..mesonlib import MachineChoice
 
 defaults: T.Dict[str, T.List[str]] = {}
-defaults['static_linker'] = ['ar', 'gar']
+defaults['static_linker'] = ['gar', 'ar']
 defaults['vs_static_linker'] = ['lib']
 defaults['clang_cl_static_linker'] = ['llvm-lib']
 defaults['cuda_static_linker'] = ['nvlink']