diff --git a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py
index c595f20fe2df12..a1a23c4ad1b0ba 100644
--- a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py
+++ b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py
@@ -154,6 +154,31 @@ def CalculateGeneratorInputInfo(params):
 quiet_cmd_link = LINK($(TOOLSET)) $@
 cmd_link = $(LINK.$(TOOLSET)) -o $@ $(GYP_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS.$(TOOLSET)) -Wl,--start-group $(LD_INPUTS) $(LIBS) -Wl,--end-group
 
+# Note: this does not handle spaces in paths
+define xargs
+	$(1) $(word 1,$(2))
+$(if $(word 2,$(2)),$(call xargs,$(1),$(wordlist 2,$(words $(2)),$(2))))
+endef
+
+define write-to-file
+	@: >$(1)
+$(call xargs,@printf "%s\\n" >>$(1),$(2))
+endef
+
+OBJ_FILE_LIST := ar-file-list
+
+define create_archive
+        rm -f $(1) $(1).$(OBJ_FILE_LIST); mkdir -p `dirname $(1)`
+        $(call write-to-file,$(1).$(OBJ_FILE_LIST),$(filter %.o,$(2)))
+        $(AR.$(TOOLSET)) crs $(1) @$(1).$(OBJ_FILE_LIST)
+endef
+
+define create_thin_archive
+        rm -f $(1) $(OBJ_FILE_LIST); mkdir -p `dirname $(1)`
+        $(call write-to-file,$(1).$(OBJ_FILE_LIST),$(filter %.o,$(2)))
+        $(AR.$(TOOLSET)) crsT $(1) @$(1).$(OBJ_FILE_LIST)
+endef
+
 # We support two kinds of shared objects (.so):
 # 1) shared_library, which is just bundling together many dependent libraries
 # into a link line.
@@ -198,6 +223,31 @@ def CalculateGeneratorInputInfo(params):
 quiet_cmd_alink_thin = AR($(TOOLSET)) $@
 cmd_alink_thin = rm -f $@ && $(AR.$(TOOLSET)) crsT $@ $(filter %.o,$^)
 
+# Note: this does not handle spaces in paths
+define xargs
+	$(1) $(word 1,$(2))
+$(if $(word 2,$(2)),$(call xargs,$(1),$(wordlist 2,$(words $(2)),$(2))))
+endef
+
+define write-to-file
+	@: >$(1)
+$(call xargs,@printf "%s\\n" >>$(1),$(2))
+endef
+
+OBJ_FILE_LIST := ar-file-list
+
+define create_archive
+        rm -f $(1) $(1).$(OBJ_FILE_LIST); mkdir -p `dirname $(1)`
+        $(call write-to-file,$(1).$(OBJ_FILE_LIST),$(filter %.o,$(2)))
+        $(AR.$(TOOLSET)) crs $(1) @$(1).$(OBJ_FILE_LIST)
+endef
+
+define create_thin_archive
+        rm -f $(1) $(OBJ_FILE_LIST); mkdir -p `dirname $(1)`
+        $(call write-to-file,$(1).$(OBJ_FILE_LIST),$(filter %.o,$(2)))
+        $(AR.$(TOOLSET)) crsT $(1) @$(1).$(OBJ_FILE_LIST)
+endef
+
 # Due to circular dependencies between libraries :(, we wrap the
 # special "figure out circular dependencies" flags around the entire
 # input list during linking.
@@ -1768,14 +1818,28 @@ def WriteTarget(
                 self.flavor not in ("mac", "openbsd", "netbsd", "win")
                 and not self.is_standalone_static_library
             ):
-                self.WriteDoCmd(
+                if self.flavor in ('linux', 'android'):
+                  self.WriteMakeRule(
                     [self.output_binary],
                     link_deps,
-                    "alink_thin",
-                    part_of_all,
-                    postbuilds=postbuilds,
-                )
+                    actions = ['$(call create_thin_archive,$@,$^)']
+                  )
+                else:
+                  self.WriteDoCmd(
+                      [self.output_binary],
+                      link_deps,
+                      "alink_thin",
+                      part_of_all,
+                      postbuilds=postbuilds,
+                  )
             else:
+              if self.flavor in ('linux', 'android'):
+                self.WriteMakeRule(
+                    [self.output_binary],
+                    link_deps,
+                    actions = ['$(call create_archive,$@,$^)']
+                )
+              else:
                 self.WriteDoCmd(
                     [self.output_binary],
                     link_deps,