diff --git a/platform.txt b/platform.txt
index 90206029b..8c261001a 100644
--- a/platform.txt
+++ b/platform.txt
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ recipe.cpp.o.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.cpp.cmd}" {compiler.cpp.flags} -D
 recipe.S.o.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.S.cmd}" {compiler.S.flags} -DF_CPU={build.f_cpu} -DARDUINO={runtime.ide.version} -DARDUINO_{build.board} -DARDUINO_ARCH_{build.arch} {compiler.S.extra_flags} {build.extra_flags} {compiler.arm.cmsis.path} {includes} "{source_file}" -o "{object_file}"
 
 ## Create archives
+# archive_file_path is needed for backwards compatibility with IDE 1.6.5 or older, IDE 1.6.6 or newer overrides this value
+archive_file_path={build.path}/{archive_file}
 recipe.ar.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.ar.cmd}" {compiler.ar.flags} {compiler.ar.extra_flags} "{archive_file_path}" "{object_file}"
 
 ## Combine gc-sections, archives, and objects