1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/tar.c b/tar.c
index 9be63ced8..fb8d84446 100644
--- a/tar.c
+++ b/tar.c
@@ -292,12 +292,13 @@ extern int tar_main(int argc, char **argv)
                status = readTarFile(tarFd, extractFlag, listFlag, tostdoutFlag,
                                        verboseFlag, extractList, excludeList);
                close(tarFd);
-        }
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_TAR_GZIP      
-        gz_close(pid);
+                if (unzipFlag == TRUE) {
-        fclose(comp_file);
+                        gz_close(pid);
+                        fclose(comp_file);
+                }
 #endif                  
+        }
        if (status == TRUE)
                return EXIT_SUCCESS;