diff --git a/tar-1.30-tests-difflink.patch b/tar-1.30-tests-difflink.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e98a3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tar-1.30-tests-difflink.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Per https://www.mail-archive.com/bug-tar@gnu.org/msg05440.html
+diff --git a/tests/difflink.at b/tests/difflink.at
+index eadfb08..4e01176 100644
+--- a/tests/difflink.at
++++ b/tests/difflink.at
+@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ mkdir a
+ genfile -f a/x
+ ln -s x a/y
+ ln a/y a/z
+-tar cf a.tar a
++tar cf a.tar a/x a/y a/z
+ rm a/z
+ ln -s x a/z
+ tar df a.tar
diff --git a/tar.changes b/tar.changes
index 02c5a8b..8b5afdb 100644
--- a/tar.changes
+++ b/tar.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan  4 13:24:20 UTC 2018 - kstreitova@suse.com
+
+- add tar-1.30-tests-difflink.patch to fix difflink.at test
+  (https://www.mail-archive.com/bug-tar@gnu.org/msg05440.html) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec 18 03:45:51 UTC 2017 - avindra@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/tar.spec b/tar.spec
index b99fc0e..6306c64 100644
--- a/tar.spec
+++ b/tar.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ Patch11:        %{name}-ignore_lone_zero_blocks.patch
 #https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=918487
 Patch12:        %{name}-recursive--files-from.patch
 Patch20:        add_readme-tests.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM kstreitova@suse.com -- fix difflink.at test
+Patch21:        tar-1.30-tests-difflink.patch
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  libacl-devel
 BuildRequires:  libattr-devel
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ it may as well access remote devices or files.
 %patch11 -p1
 #%patch12 -p1
 %patch20 -p1
+%patch21 -p1
 
 %build
 %define my_cflags -W -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wstrict-prototypes -Wformat-security -Wno-unused-parameter -fPIE