diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
index dae72f79852a..d52c50d80e5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ lib.makeScope
           tinycc = tinycc-musl;
           gawk = gawk-mes;
           gnumakeBoot = gnumake;
+          # GNU Make's release tarball relies on preserved mtimes for
+          # pregenerated Autotools files.
+          gnutar = gnutar-musl;
         };
 
         gnumake-static = callPackage ./gnumake/static.nix {