diff --git a/libtoolize.in b/libtoolize.in

index 2bce172..16b764d 100644

--- a/libtoolize.in

+++ b/libtoolize.in

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@

 # General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.

 : ${TAR=tar}

+test "$TAR" = "tar" && : ${TAR_NO_OWNER=--no-same-owner}

 PROGRAM=libtoolize

@@ -1279,7 +1280,7 @@ func_copy_cb ()

     $RM "$my_destdir/$my_file"

     if $opt_copy; then

       if { ( cd "$my_srcdir" && $TAR chf - "$my_file" ) 2>/dev/null \

-           | ( umask 0 && cd "$my_destdir" && $TAR xf - ) >/dev/null 2>&1; } \

+           | ( umask 0 && cd "$my_destdir" && $TAR xf - $TAR_NO_OWNER) >/dev/null 2>&1; } \

 	 && touch "$my_destdir/$my_file"; then

 	$opt_quiet || func_echo_once "$my_msg_var"

 	$opt_quiet || func_echo "copying $my_copy_msg"

@@ -1288,7 +1289,7 @@ func_copy_cb ()

     else

       if test "$my_file" = "aclocal.m4"; then

 	if { ( cd "$my_srcdir" && $TAR chf - "$my_file" ) 2>/dev/null \

-	     | ( umask 0 && cd "$my_destdir" && $TAR xf - ) >/dev/null 2>&1 ; }

+	     | ( umask 0 && cd "$my_destdir" && $TAR xf - $TAR_NO_OWNER) >/dev/null 2>&1 ; }

 	then

 	  $opt_quiet || func_echo_once "$my_msg_var"

 	  $opt_quiet || func_echo "copying $my_copy_msg"