diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/Makefile
index a16019edaf0..875709d40b6 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ TARDIR=	${.CURDIR}/../../../contrib/tar
 
 PROG=	gtar
 
-.if !defined(WITH_BSDTAR)
+.if defined(WITH_GTAR)
 SYMLINKS=  ${BINDIR}/gtar ${BINDIR}/tar
 MLINKS= gtar.1 tar.1
 .endif
diff --git a/usr.bin/tar/Makefile b/usr.bin/tar/Makefile
index dafac08cb31..6b7758f2dcb 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tar/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/tar/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ WARNS?=	6
 DPADD=	${LIBARCHIVE} ${LIBBZ2} ${LIBZ}
 LDADD=	-larchive -lbz2 -lz
 
-.if defined(WITH_BSDTAR)
+.if !defined(WITH_GTAR)
 SYMLINKS=	${BINDIR}/bsdtar ${BINDIR}/tar
 MLINKS=	bsdtar.1 tar.1
 .endif