2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/tar/tar.inc b/meta/recipes-extended/tar/tar.inc
index 51d49340a1..fb5db78f69 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/tar/tar.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/tar/tar.inc
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ do_install_extra () {
 
 PACKAGES =+ "${PN}-rmt"
 
-PACKAGECONFIG[acl] = "--with-posix-acls, --without-posix-acls, acl,"
-
 FILES_${PN}-rmt = "${base_sbindir}/rmt*"
 
 inherit update-alternatives
diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/tar/tar_1.28.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/tar/tar_1.28.bb
index a15b4b60e3..8816000399 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/tar/tar_1.28.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/tar/tar_1.28.bb
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 require tar.inc
 
+PACKAGECONFIG ??= ""
+PACKAGECONFIG[acl] = "--with-posix-acls, --without-posix-acls, acl,"
+
 LICENSE = "GPLv3"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504"