--- tar-1.13/config.sub.01	2009-12-29 21:45:19.000000000 +0100
+++ tar-1.13/config.sub	2009-12-29 21:45:51.000000000 +0100
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@
 		os=-linux-dietlibc
 		;;
 	-linux*)
-		os=`echo $os | sed -e 's|linux|linux-gnu|'`
+		os=`echo $os`
 		;;
 	-sunos5*)
 		os=`echo $os | sed -e 's|sunos5|solaris2|'`
--- tar-1.13/config.guess.01	2009-12-29 21:43:42.000000000 +0100
+++ tar-1.13/config.guess	2009-12-29 21:53:01.000000000 +0100
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@
 		p
 	    }'`"
 	test x"${LIBC}" != x && {
-		echo "${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-linux-${LIBC}"
+		echo "${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-linux"
 		exit
 	}
 	test x"${TENTATIVE}" != x && { echo "${TENTATIVE}"; exit; }