1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tar.c b/tar.c
index c14a6194d..740462eb3 100644
--- a/tar.c
+++ b/tar.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ extern int tar_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                         break;
 #if defined BB_FEATURE_TAR_EXCLUDE
                                 case 'e':
-                                        if (strcmp(*argv, "-exclude")==0) {
+                                        if (strcmp(*argv, "exclude")==0) {
                                                 if (--argc == 0) {
                                                         fatalError( "Option requires an argument: No file specified\n");
                                                 }