diff --git a/main/tar/APKBUILD b/main/tar/APKBUILD
index 5f703601116..962293a9c29 100644
--- a/main/tar/APKBUILD
+++ b/main/tar/APKBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Carlo Landmeter <clandmeter@alpinelinux.org>
 pkgname=tar
 pkgver=1.35
-pkgrel=2
+pkgrel=3
 pkgdesc="Utility used to store, backup, and transport files"
 url="https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/"
 arch="all"
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ package() {
 
 	mkdir "$pkgdir"/bin
 	mv "$pkgdir"/usr/bin/tar "$pkgdir"/bin/
-	ln -s /bin/tar "$pkgdir"/usr/bin/tar
 }
 
 sha512sums="