1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix
index cb322e82f398..1db426669bb9 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   name = "gnutar-1.26";
 
   src = fetchurl {
@@ -32,4 +32,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.ludo ];
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
   };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+  # May have some issues with root compilation because the bootstrap tool
+  # cannot be used as a login shell for now.
+// stdenv.lib.optionalAttrs (stdenv.system == "armv7l-linux") {
+  FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE = 1;
+})