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1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/m4/tar-ustar.m4 b/m4/tar-ustar.m4
index 5ef2e16e4..4ae9e63aa 100644
--- a/m4/tar-ustar.m4
+++ b/m4/tar-ustar.m4
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([GNUPG_CHECK_USTAR],
if test x$_mytar != x ; then
AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether $_mytar speaks USTAR])
echo hithere > conftest.txt
- $_mytar -cf - conftest.txt | strings | grep ustar > /dev/null
+ $_mytar -cf - conftest.txt | (dd skip=257 bs=1 count=5 2>/dev/null || cat) | grep ustar > /dev/null
_tar_bad=$?
rm conftest.txt