diff --git a/archival/tar.c b/archival/tar.c
index 38a8d9a04..16b3fb4b6 100644
--- a/archival/tar.c
+++ b/archival/tar.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_TAR_GZIP
 extern int unzip(int in, int out);
-extern int gunzip_init();
 #endif
 
 /* Tar file constants  */
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ extern int tar_unzip_init(int tarFd)
 	if (child_pid==0) {
 		/* child process */
 		close(unzip_pipe[0]);
-		gunzip_init();
+//		gunzip_init();
 		unzip(tarFd, unzip_pipe[1]);
 		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 	}
diff --git a/tar.c b/tar.c
index 38a8d9a04..16b3fb4b6 100644
--- a/tar.c
+++ b/tar.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_TAR_GZIP
 extern int unzip(int in, int out);
-extern int gunzip_init();
 #endif
 
 /* Tar file constants  */
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ extern int tar_unzip_init(int tarFd)
 	if (child_pid==0) {
 		/* child process */
 		close(unzip_pipe[0]);
-		gunzip_init();
+//		gunzip_init();
 		unzip(tarFd, unzip_pipe[1]);
 		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 	}