1 files changed, 9 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/tar-mode.el b/lisp/tar-mode.el
index 9dd9732fab8..65810de76ca 100644
--- a/lisp/tar-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/tar-mode.el
@@ -685,30 +685,23 @@ save your changes to disk."
                 (set-buffer buffer)
                 (insert-buffer-substring tar-buffer start end)
                 (goto-char 0)
-                ;; Give it a name for list-buffers and to decide mode.
-                ;; Set buffer-file-name by hand first
-                ;; so that set-visited-file-name won't lock the filename.
                 (setq buffer-file-name
                       (expand-file-name (concat tarname ":" name)))
-                (set-visited-file-name buffer-file-name)
+                (setq buffer-file-truename
+                      (abbreviate-file-name buffer-file-name))
+                ;; Set the default-directory to the dir of the
+                ;; superior buffer. 
+                (setq default-directory
+                      (save-excursion
+                        (set-buffer tar-buffer)
+                        default-directory))
                 (normal-mode)  ; pick a mode.
-;;; Without a file name, save-buffer doesn't work.
-;;;             (set-visited-file-name nil)  ; nuke the name - not meaningful.
                 (rename-buffer bufname)
-                
                 (make-local-variable 'tar-superior-buffer)
                 (make-local-variable 'tar-superior-descriptor)
                 (setq tar-superior-buffer tar-buffer)
                 (setq tar-superior-descriptor descriptor)
-                ;; Set the default-directory to the dir of the
-                ;; superior buffer. 
-                (setq default-directory
-                      (save-excursion
-                        (set-buffer tar-superior-buffer)
-                        default-directory))
-
-                (tar-subfile-mode 1)
-                
+                (tar-subfile-mode 1)            
                 (setq buffer-read-only read-only-p)
                 (set-buffer-modified-p nil))
               (set-buffer tar-buffer))