diff --git a/tar.changes b/tar.changes
index d842975..2ff4fd9 100644
--- a/tar.changes
+++ b/tar.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Aug 20 06:23:22 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- drop tar-recursive--files-from.patch (causes regression) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Aug 17 05:09:11 UTC 2022 - Simon Lees <sflees@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/tar.spec b/tar.spec
index 147902f..c315231 100644
--- a/tar.spec
+++ b/tar.spec
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ Patch2:         paxutils-rtapelib_mtget.patch
 # the patch is used in Fedora and Debian
 # https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=235820
 Patch3:         %{name}-ignore_lone_zero_blocks.patch
-# The next patch is disabled because it causes a regression:
-#https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=918487
-Patch4:         %{name}-recursive--files-from.patch
 Patch5:         add_readme-tests.patch
 Patch6:         tar-PIE.patch
 Patch7:         tests-skip-time01-on-32bit-time_t.patch
@@ -112,7 +109,6 @@ it may as well access remote devices or files.
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2 -p1
 %patch3 -p1
-#%patch4 -p1
 %patch5 -p1
 %patch6 -p1
 %patch7 -p1