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diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/TeXLive/TLUtils.pm b/Master/tlpkg/TeXLive/TLUtils.pm
index 64ede174800..590f74dc1d8 100644
--- a/Master/tlpkg/TeXLive/TLUtils.pm
+++ b/Master/tlpkg/TeXLive/TLUtils.pm
@@ -2352,7 +2352,9 @@ sub setup_programs {
my $isWin = ($^O =~ /^MSWin/i);
if ($isWin) {
- setup_one("w32", 'tar', "$bindir/tar.exe", "--version", $tlfirst);
+ # we need to make sure that we use our own tar, since
+ # Windows system tar is stupid bsdtar ...
+ setup_one("w32", 'tar', "$bindir/tar.exe", "--version", 1);
$platform = "exe";
} else {
# tar needs to be provided by the system, we not even check!