1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/archival/tar.c b/archival/tar.c
index 176a7e22d..5a6ef60db 100644
--- a/archival/tar.c
+++ b/archival/tar.c
@@ -562,8 +562,9 @@ static int writeTarFile(const int tar_fd, const int verboseFlag,
 
         /* Read the directory/files and iterate over them one at a time */
         while (include) {
-                if (!recursive_action(include->data, TRUE, dereferenceFlag,
-                                FALSE, writeFileToTarball, writeFileToTarball, &tbInfo, 0))
+                if (!recursive_action(include->data, (action_recurse |
+                                 dereferenceFlag ? action_followLinks : 0),
+                                writeFileToTarball, writeFileToTarball, &tbInfo, 0))
                 {
                         errorFlag = TRUE;
                 }