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);