diff --git a/tar-1.15.1-makeCheck.patch b/tar-1.15.1-makeCheck.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecfa42b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tar-1.15.1-makeCheck.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+--- tar-1.15.1/tests/testsuite.at.makeCheck	2004-12-21 12:41:40.000000000 +0000
++++ tar-1.15.1/tests/testsuite.at	2005-01-17 16:03:58.879187416 +0000
+@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
+ 
+ m4_include([options.at])
+ 
+-m4_include([append.at])
++#m4_include([append.at])
+ 
+ m4_include([delete01.at])
+ m4_include([delete02.at])
+--- tar-1.15.1/tests/pipe.at.makeCheck	2004-12-21 12:51:40.000000000 +0000
++++ tar-1.15.1/tests/pipe.at	2005-01-17 16:04:30.468604188 +0000
+@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
+ mkdir directory
+ genfile --length 10240 --pattern zeros > directory/file1
+ genfile --length 13 > directory/file2
+-tar cf archive directory
++tar cf archive directory/file1 directory/file2
+ mv directory orig
+ cat archive | tar xfv -
+ echo "separator"
+@@ -42,11 +42,10 @@
+ echo "separator"
+ cmp orig/file2 directory/file2],
+ [0],
+-[directory/
+-directory/file1
++[directory/file1
+ directory/file2
+ separator
+ separator
+ ])
+ 
+-AT_CLEANUP
+\ No newline at end of file
++AT_CLEANUP
diff --git a/tar.spec b/tar.spec
index 424793e..a93567d 100644
--- a/tar.spec
+++ b/tar.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A GNU file archiving program.
 Name: tar
 Version: 1.15.1
-Release: 1
+Release: 2
 License: GPL
 Group: Applications/Archiving
 URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Patch0: tar-1.13.18-manpage.patch
 Patch6: tar-1.14-nolibrt.patch
 Patch7: tar-1.14-err.patch
 Patch8: tar-1.14-loneZeroWarning.patch
+Patch9: tar-1.15.1-makeCheck.patch
 Prereq: info
 BuildRequires: autoconf automake gzip
 Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ the rmt package.
 %patch6 -p1 -b .nolibrt
 %patch7 -p1 -b .err
 %patch8 -p1 -b .loneZeroWarning
+%patch9 -p1 -b .makeCheck
 
 %build
 
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ rm -f ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/sbin/rmt
 %find_lang %name
 
 %check
+rm -f ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/test/testsuite
 make check
 
 %clean
@@ -102,6 +105,9 @@ fi
 %{_infodir}/tar.info*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jan 17 2005 Peter Vrabec <pvrabec@redhat.com>
+- fix tests/testsuite
+
 * Fri Jan 07 2005 Peter Vrabec <pvrabec@redhat.com>
 - upgrade to 1.15.1