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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/archival/tar.c b/archival/tar.c
index 4e763a404..9ef616b92 100644
--- a/archival/tar.c
+++ b/archival/tar.c
@@ -462,11 +462,6 @@ static inline int writeTarFile(const int tar_fd, const int verboseFlag,
tbInfo.hlInfoHead = NULL;
- /* Make sure there is at least one file to tar up. */
- if (include == NULL) {
- bb_error_msg_and_die("Cowardly refusing to create an empty archive");
- }
-
fchmod(tar_fd, 0644);
tbInfo.tarFd = tar_fd;
tbInfo.verboseFlag = verboseFlag;
@@ -748,6 +743,10 @@ int tar_main(int argc, char **argv)
#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_CREATE
if (ctx_flag == CTX_CREATE) {
+ /* Make sure there is at least one file to tar up. */
+ if (tar_handle->accept == NULL) {
+ bb_error_msg_and_die("Cowardly refusing to create an empty archive");
+ }
tar_stream = stdout;
flags = O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_EXCL;
unlink(tar_filename);