diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/builder.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/builder.sh
index b9d4845cffb4..542594297f84 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/builder.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 . $stdenv/setup
  
-tar zxvf $src
 mkdir $out
-cp -a tar-1.13.25/* $out
+cp -a $src $out
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/default.nix
index f48189a1623f..2be241d10268 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/default.nix
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "gnutar-static-1.13.25";
   builder = ./builder.sh;
-  src = ./tar-1.13.25-static.tar.gz;
+  src = ./tar;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/tar b/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/tar
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..a001a9c98840
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diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/tar-1.13.25-static.tar.gz b/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/tar-1.13.25-static.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d1602225592..000000000000
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