diff --git a/tar-1.30-filerem01.at-swap-actions.patch b/tar-1.30-filerem01.at-swap-actions.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44e43e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tar-1.30-filerem01.at-swap-actions.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+diff --git a/tests/filerem01.at b/tests/filerem01.at
+index bf020538..6a9893a6 100644
+--- a/tests/filerem01.at
++++ b/tests/filerem01.at
+@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ genfile --file dir/file1
+ genfile --file dir/sub/file2
+ 
+ genfile --run --checkpoint=3 --unlink dir/file1 -- \
+-       tar --blocking-factor=1 --checkpoint=1 --checkpoint-action='sleep=1' \
+-       --checkpoint-action='echo' -c -f archive.tar \
++       tar --blocking-factor=1 --checkpoint=1 --checkpoint-action='echo' \
++       --checkpoint-action='sleep=1' -c -f archive.tar \
+        --listed-incremental db -v dir >/dev/null
+ ],
+ [1],
diff --git a/tar.spec b/tar.spec
index af2de83..7865ad8 100644
--- a/tar.spec
+++ b/tar.spec
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ Patch17: tar-1.30-Fix-the-no-overwrite-dir-option
 Patch18: tar-1.30-remove-capabs-test.patch
 Patch19: tar-1.30-CVE-2022-48303.patch
 Patch20: tar-1.34-Warn-file-changed-as-we-read-it-less-often.patch
+# inspired by upstream commit 64b43fdf70d82c39eb2ca900cd4f8e49b86c2020
+# "tests: fix race in dirrem01 and dirrem02"
+# Patch20 for some reason exposes a race in the filerem01 test,
+# use this to enforce the order where genfile wins the race
+# and removes the test file before tar archives it.
+Patch21: tar-1.30-filerem01.at-swap-actions.patch
 
 # run "make check" by default
 %bcond_without check