--- tar-1.25.orig/src/extract.c	2011-01-31 09:18:13 +0100
+++ tar-1.25/src/extract.c	2011-02-03 08:19:07 +0100
@@ -1002,11 +1002,13 @@
   if (to_stdout_option)
     return 0;
 
-  if (! to_command_option)
+  if (! to_command_option) {
+    fsync(fd);
     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)