diff --git a/common/environment/configure/autoconf_cache/common-linux b/common/environment/configure/autoconf_cache/common-linux
index 6de29c6ab58..8fe91d9d81a 100644
--- a/common/environment/configure/autoconf_cache/common-linux
+++ b/common/environment/configure/autoconf_cache/common-linux
@@ -157,3 +157,6 @@ ac_cv_o_nonblock_inherited=${ac_cv_o_nonblock_inherited=no}
 ac_cv_have_viz=yes
 ac_cv_so_rcvtimeo_works=yes
 ac_cv_so_sndtimeo_works=yes
+
+# libtar
+compat_cv_func_makedev_three_args=no
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libtar/template b/srcpkgs/libtar/template
index 66adf4250ec..ec8e642839f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libtar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libtar/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'libtar'
 pkgname=libtar
 version=1.2.11
-revision=6
+revision=7
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="zlib-devel"
 short_desc="C library for manipulating POSIX tar files"