1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/tar-mode.el b/lisp/tar-mode.el
index dfc555c97e9..e0cdf304b72 100644
--- a/lisp/tar-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/tar-mode.el
@@ -789,9 +789,20 @@ the current tar-entry."
          (name (tar-header-name tokens))
          (size (tar-header-size tokens))
          (start (+ (tar-desc-data-start descriptor) tar-header-offset -1))
-         (end (+ start size)))
+         (end (+ start size))
+         (inhibit-file-name-handlers inhibit-file-name-handlers)
+         (inhibit-file-name-operation inhibit-file-name-operation))
     (save-restriction
       (widen)
+      ;; Inhibit compressing a subfile again if *both* name and
+      ;; to-file are handled by jka-compr
+      (if (and (eq (find-file-name-handler name 'write-region) 'jka-compr-handler)
+               (eq (find-file-name-handler to-file 'write-region) 'jka-compr-handler))
+          (setq inhibit-file-name-handlers
+                (cons 'jka-compr-handler
+                      (and (eq inhibit-file-name-operation 'write-region)
+                           inhibit-file-name-handlers))
+                inhibit-file-name-operation 'write-region))
       (write-region start end to-file))
     (message "Copied tar entry %s to %s" name to-file)))