diff --git a/lib/libarchive/config_freebsd.h b/lib/libarchive/config_freebsd.h
--- a/lib/libarchive/config_freebsd.h
+++ b/lib/libarchive/config_freebsd.h
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@
 #define HAVE_DIRENT_H 1
 #define HAVE_DIRFD 1
 #define HAVE_DLFCN_H 1
+#ifndef __linux__
 #define HAVE_D_MD_ORDER 1
+#endif
 #define HAVE_EFTYPE 1
 #define HAVE_EILSEQ 1
 #define HAVE_ERRNO_H 1
diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile b/tools/build/Makefile
--- a/tools/build/Makefile
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@
 .if ${.MAKE.OS} != "FreeBSD"
 .PATH: ${.CURDIR}/cross-build
 
+# tar needs this
+INCS+=		${SRCTOP}/include/readpassphrase.h
+
 # Needed by our sys/types.h wrapper
 SYSINCS+=	${SRCTOP}/sys/sys/bitcount.h
 
diff --git a/usr.bin/tar/Makefile b/usr.bin/tar/Makefile
--- a/usr.bin/tar/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/tar/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 SYMLINKS=	bsdtar ${BINDIR}/tar
 MLINKS=	bsdtar.1 tar.1
 
+.if ${.MAKE.OS} == "Linux"
+LIBADD+=	bsd
+.endif
+
 HAS_TESTS=
 SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+= tests
 
diff --git a/usr.bin/tar/Makefile.depend.host b/usr.bin/tar/Makefile.depend.host
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr.bin/tar/Makefile.depend.host
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+# Autogenerated - do NOT edit!
+
+DIRDEPS = \
+
+
+.include <dirdeps.mk>
+
+.if ${DEP_RELDIR} == ${_DEP_RELDIR}
+# local dependencies - needed for -jN in clean tree
+.endif
diff --git a/usr.bin/tar/Makefile.depend.options b/usr.bin/tar/Makefile.depend.options
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr.bin/tar/Makefile.depend.options
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+DIRDEPS_OPTIONS = host_egacy
+
+DIRDEPS.host_egacy.yes = tools/build
+
+.include <dirdeps-options.mk>
+