diff --git a/srcpkgs/libarchive/patches/fix-error-reporting.patch b/srcpkgs/libarchive/patches/fix-error-reporting.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..57d2c8e32e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libarchive/patches/fix-error-reporting.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From 6110e9c82d8ba830c3440f36b990483ceaaea52c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>
+Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 18:02:06 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] tar: make error reporting more robust and use correct errno
+ (#2101)
+
+As discussed in #1609.
+---
+ tar/read.c | 5 +++--
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/tar/read.c b/tar/read.c
+index af3d3f423daff024791465bb9976a9b9a74b91ad..a7f14a07bb35602256b732cf3de96892e4280523 100644
+--- a/tar/read.c
++++ b/tar/read.c
+@@ -371,8 +371,9 @@ read_archive(struct bsdtar *bsdtar, char mode, struct archive *writer)
+ 			if (r != ARCHIVE_OK) {
+ 				if (!bsdtar->verbose)
+ 					safe_fprintf(stderr, "%s", archive_entry_pathname(entry));
+-				fprintf(stderr, ": %s: ", archive_error_string(a));
+-				fprintf(stderr, "%s", strerror(errno));
++				safe_fprintf(stderr, ": %s: %s",
++				    archive_error_string(a),
++				    strerror(archive_errno(a)));
+ 				if (!bsdtar->verbose)
+ 					fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+ 				bsdtar->return_value = 1;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libarchive/template b/srcpkgs/libarchive/template
index 2117ec670b8..0df543645d4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libarchive/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libarchive/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'libarchive'
 pkgname=libarchive
 version=3.7.2
-revision=2
+revision=3
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="$(vopt_enable acl) $(vopt_enable acl xattr)