diff --git a/src/arbits/slbt_archive_meta.c b/src/arbits/slbt_archive_meta.c
index bf7efb0..cc14fe7 100644
--- a/src/arbits/slbt_archive_meta.c
+++ b/src/arbits/slbt_archive_meta.c
@@ -1200,6 +1200,9 @@ int slbt_get_archive_meta(
 	/* member vector */
 	m->armeta.a_memberv = m->memberv;
 
+	/* associated driver context */
+	m->dctx = dctx;
+
 	/* all done */
 	if (m->hdrinfov) {
 		free(m->hdrinfov);
diff --git a/src/internal/slibtool_ar_impl.h b/src/internal/slibtool_ar_impl.h
index bdaa3e5..b96b77b 100644
--- a/src/internal/slibtool_ar_impl.h
+++ b/src/internal/slibtool_ar_impl.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct ar_armaps_impl {
 };
 
 struct slbt_archive_meta_impl {
+	const struct slbt_driver_ctx *  dctx;
 	size_t                          nentries;
 	void *                          hdrinfov;
 	char *                          namestrs;