1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/archival/tar.c b/archival/tar.c
index 2176ad2ac..1d6e63da0 100644
--- a/archival/tar.c
+++ b/archival/tar.c
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ static int FAST_FUNC writeFileToTarball(const char *fileName, struct stat *statb
                 }
         }
 
+#if !ENABLE_PLATFORM_MINGW32
         /* It is a bad idea to store the archive we are in the process of creating,
          * so check the device and inode to be sure that this particular file isn't
          * the new tarball */
@@ -425,6 +426,7 @@ static int FAST_FUNC writeFileToTarball(const char *fileName, struct stat *statb
                 bb_error_msg("%s: file is the archive; skipping", fileName);
                 return TRUE;
         }
+#endif
 
         if (exclude_file(tbInfo->excludeList, header_name))
                 return SKIP;