diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/builder.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/builder.sh
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index 000000000000..b9d4845cffb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/builder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+. $stdenv/setup
+ 
+tar zxvf $src
+mkdir $out
+cp -a tar-1.13.25/* $out
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/default.nix
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index 000000000000..f48189a1623f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{stdenv}:
+ 
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "gnutar-static-1.13.25";
+  builder = ./builder.sh;
+  src = ./tar-1.13.25-static.tar.gz;
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/tar-1.13.25-static.tar.gz b/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/gnutar-static/tar-1.13.25-static.tar.gz
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index 000000000000..3d1602225592
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