diff -ru tar-1.25.orig/src/extract.c tar-1.25/src/extract.c
--- tar-1.25.orig/src/extract.c	2011-01-31 09:18:13 +0100
+++ tar-1.25/src/extract.c	2011-01-31 09:14:09 +0100
@@ -1002,12 +1002,6 @@
   if (to_stdout_option)
     return 0;
 
-  if (! to_command_option)
-    set_stat (file_name, &current_stat_info, fd,
-	      current_mode, current_mode_mask, typeflag, false,
-	      (old_files_option == OVERWRITE_OLD_FILES
-	       ? 0 : AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW));
-
   status = close (fd);
   if (status < 0)
     close_error (file_name);
@@ -1015,6 +1009,12 @@
   if (to_command_option)
     sys_wait_command ();
 
+  if (! to_command_option)
+    set_stat (file_name, &current_stat_info, -1,
+	      current_mode, current_mode_mask, typeflag, false,
+	      (old_files_option == OVERWRITE_OLD_FILES
+	       ? 0 : AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW));
+
   return status;
 }