diff --git a/rpm/busybox-sailfish.config b/rpm/busybox-sailfish.config
index 3746576..0298f8a 100644
--- a/rpm/busybox-sailfish.config
+++ b/rpm/busybox-sailfish.config
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ CONFIG_FEATURE_COPYBUF_KB=4
 #
 # Archival Utilities
 #
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_XZ is not set
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_LZMA is not set
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_BZ2 is not set
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_GZ is not set
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_Z is not set
+CONFIG_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_XZ=y
+CONFIG_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_LZMA=y
+CONFIG_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_BZ2=y
+CONFIG_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_GZ=y
+CONFIG_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_Z=y
 # CONFIG_AR is not set
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_AR_LONG_FILENAMES is not set
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_AR_CREATE is not set
@@ -170,18 +170,18 @@ CONFIG_FEATURE_GZIP_DECOMPRESS=y
 # CONFIG_LZOP_COMPR_HIGH is not set
 # CONFIG_RPM is not set
 # CONFIG_RPM2CPIO is not set
-# CONFIG_TAR is not set
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_LONG_OPTIONS is not set
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_CREATE is not set
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_AUTODETECT is not set
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_FROM is not set
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_OLDGNU_COMPATIBILITY is not set
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_OLDSUN_COMPATIBILITY is not set
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_GNU_EXTENSIONS is not set
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_TO_COMMAND is not set
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_UNAME_GNAME is not set
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_NOPRESERVE_TIME is not set
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_SELINUX is not set
+CONFIG_TAR=y
+CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_LONG_OPTIONS=y
+CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_CREATE=y
+CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_AUTODETECT=y
+CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_FROM=y
+CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_OLDGNU_COMPATIBILITY=y
+CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_OLDSUN_COMPATIBILITY=y
+CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_GNU_EXTENSIONS=y
+CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_TO_COMMAND=y
+CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_UNAME_GNAME=y
+CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_NOPRESERVE_TIME=y
+CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_SELINUX=y
 # CONFIG_UNZIP is not set
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_UNZIP_CDF is not set
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_UNZIP_BZIP2 is not set
diff --git a/rpm/busybox.spec b/rpm/busybox.spec
index c1cbe9c..c344537 100644
--- a/rpm/busybox.spec
+++ b/rpm/busybox.spec
@@ -143,6 +143,20 @@ useful for recovering from certain types of system failures,
 particularly those involving broken shared libraries. This contains
 the symlinks implementing cpio replacements.
 
+%package symlinks-tar
+Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+Group: System/Shells
+Summary: Busybox replacements for tar
+Provides: tar = %{version}
+Conflicts: gnu-tar
+
+%description symlinks-tar
+Busybox is a single binary which includes versions of a large number
+of system commands, including a shell.  This package can be very
+useful for recovering from certain types of system failures,
+particularly those involving broken shared libraries. This
+is the symlink implementing tar replacement.
+
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}/upstream
 %patch0 -p1
@@ -152,7 +166,7 @@ the symlinks implementing cpio replacements.
 # currently the features differ quite a bit
 cp %{SOURCE2} .config
 yes "" | make oldconfig
-make %{?jobs:-j%jobs}
+make %{?_smp_mflags}
 cp busybox busybox-static
 
 # clean any leftovers from static build
@@ -171,6 +185,7 @@ cat >> busybox.links << EOF
 /usr/sbin/udhcpc
 /bin/find
 /usr/bin/cpio
+/usr/bin/tar
 EOF
 
 %install
@@ -245,3 +260,8 @@ install -m 644 -t %{buildroot}/%{_docdir}/%{name}-%{version} \
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 /usr/bin/cpio
 /bin/cpio
+
+%files symlinks-tar
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+/usr/bin/tar
+/bin/tar