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diff --git a/archival/tar.c b/archival/tar.c
index 17ac6c55a..526edb69d 100644
--- a/archival/tar.c
+++ b/archival/tar.c
@@ -536,7 +536,9 @@ static void NOINLINE vfork_compressor(int tar_fd, int gzip)
(void) &zip_exec;
#endif
- gzipPid = xvfork();
+ gzipPid = vfork();
+ if (gzipPid < 0)
+ bb_perror_msg_and_die("can't vfork");
if (gzipPid == 0) {
/* child */