diff --git a/archiver/tar/tar.conf b/archiver/tar/tar.conf
index c91174141..0b3b8d342 100644
--- a/archiver/tar/tar.conf
+++ b/archiver/tar/tar.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../tar/tar.conf
-# Copyright (C) 2007 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2007 - 2010 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
 #
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ atstage cross && var_append configcache ' ' "ac_cv_c_restrict=__restrict"
 if ! atstage toolchain; then
 	hook_add postmake 5 "mv -v $root/usr/bin/tar $root/bin/tar ; \
 		install -m 0644 -o root -g root ${builddir}/$pkg-$ver/tar.1 $root/usr/man/man1/"
+
+	# put 'rmt' into sbin directory
+	var_append extraconfopt ' ' '--libexecdir=$sbindir'
 fi
 
 # we never want this file