diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 4178d0b2d..e6f7d696e 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ mdate-sh missing mkinstalldirs
 
 DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(SOURCES) $(HEADERS) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
 
-TAR = gtar
+TAR = tar
 GZIP_ENV = --best
 all: all-redirect
 .SUFFIXES:
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.in b/doc/Makefile.in
index 9f4997ef1..90f44fddb 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.in
+++ b/doc/Makefile.in
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Makefile.in mdate-sh stamp-vti texinfo.tex version.texi
 
 DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(SOURCES) $(HEADERS) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
 
-TAR = gtar
+TAR = tar
 GZIP_ENV = --best
 all: all-redirect
 .SUFFIXES:
diff --git a/guile-config/Makefile.in b/guile-config/Makefile.in
index c8a7a152f..4664fe761 100644
--- a/guile-config/Makefile.in
+++ b/guile-config/Makefile.in
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ DIST_COMMON =  COPYING ChangeLog Makefile.am Makefile.in
 
 DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(SOURCES) $(HEADERS) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
 
-TAR = gtar
+TAR = tar
 GZIP_ENV = --best
 all: all-redirect
 .SUFFIXES:
diff --git a/ice-9/Makefile.in b/ice-9/Makefile.in
index 69bb87478..ab9e43ea6 100644
--- a/ice-9/Makefile.in
+++ b/ice-9/Makefile.in
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ DIST_COMMON =  COPYING ChangeLog Makefile.am Makefile.in version.scm.in
 
 DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(SOURCES) $(HEADERS) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
 
-TAR = gtar
+TAR = tar
 GZIP_ENV = --best
 all: all-redirect
 .SUFFIXES:
diff --git a/libguile/Makefile.in b/libguile/Makefile.in
index 5de845e52..07f741d5f 100644
--- a/libguile/Makefile.in
+++ b/libguile/Makefile.in
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ guile-snarf.in scmconfig.h.in versiondat.h.in
 
 DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(SOURCES) $(HEADERS) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
 
-TAR = gtar
+TAR = tar
 GZIP_ENV = --best
 DEP_FILES =  .deps/alist.P .deps/alloca.P .deps/arbiters.P .deps/async.P \
 .deps/backtrace.P .deps/boolean.P .deps/chars.P .deps/continuations.P \
diff --git a/qt/Makefile.in b/qt/Makefile.in
index a96ddd7cb..37b5f2dd5 100644
--- a/qt/Makefile.in
+++ b/qt/Makefile.in
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ DIST_COMMON =  README ChangeLog INSTALL Makefile.am Makefile.in qt.h.in
 
 DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(SOURCES) $(HEADERS) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
 
-TAR = gtar
+TAR = tar
 GZIP_ENV = --best
 DEP_FILES =  .deps/qt.P
 SOURCES = $(libqthreads_la_SOURCES)
diff --git a/qt/md/Makefile.in b/qt/md/Makefile.in
index 3e9631c2f..2be677e27 100644
--- a/qt/md/Makefile.in
+++ b/qt/md/Makefile.in
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ DIST_COMMON =  Makefile.am Makefile.in
 
 DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(SOURCES) $(HEADERS) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
 
-TAR = gtar
+TAR = tar
 GZIP_ENV = --best
 all: all-redirect
 .SUFFIXES:
diff --git a/qt/time/Makefile.in b/qt/time/Makefile.in
index cdce85f65..256a0c783 100644
--- a/qt/time/Makefile.in
+++ b/qt/time/Makefile.in
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ DIST_COMMON =  Makefile.am Makefile.in
 
 DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(SOURCES) $(HEADERS) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
 
-TAR = gtar
+TAR = tar
 GZIP_ENV = --best
 all: all-redirect
 .SUFFIXES: