1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar_bz2.c b/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar_bz2.c
index 46c42a822..6354648fc 100644
--- a/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar_bz2.c
+++ b/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar_bz2.c
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ extern char get_header_tar_bz2(archive_handle_t *archive_handle)
 
         if (pid == 0) {
                 /* child process */
+                int status;
+
             close(fd_pipe[0]); /* We don't wan't to read from the pipe */
-            uncompressStream(archive_handle->src_fd, fd_pipe[1]);
-                check_trailer_gzip(archive_handle->src_fd);
+                uncompressStream(archive_handle->src_fd, fd_pipe[1]);
             close(fd_pipe[1]); /* Send EOF */
-            exit(0);
+            exit(status);
             /* notreached */
         }
         /* parent process */