1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/testsuite/tar.tests b/testsuite/tar.tests
index 0d4fa4584..35f96b77e 100755
--- a/testsuite/tar.tests
+++ b/testsuite/tar.tests
@@ -8,16 +8,17 @@ mkdir tempdir && cd tempdir || exit 1
 
 # testing "test name" "script" "expected result" "file input" "stdin"
 
-testing "tar hardlinks and repeated files" \
-">input_hard1
+testing "tar hardlinks and repeated files" "\
+rm -rf input_* test.tar 2>/dev/null
+>input_hard1
 ln input_hard1 input_hard2
 mkdir input_dir
 >input_dir/file
 tar cf test.tar input input_dir/ input_hard1 input_hard2 input_hard1 input_dir/ input
 tar tvf test.tar | sed 's/.*[0-9] input/input/'
 tar xf test.tar 2>&1 && echo Ok
-" \
-"input
+" "\
+input
 input_dir/
 input_dir/file
 input_hard1