diff --git a/sbin/restore/tape.c b/sbin/restore/tape.c
index 51a1ac52be23..79fba3f9b2cf 100644
--- a/sbin/restore/tape.c
+++ b/sbin/restore/tape.c
@@ -1022,8 +1022,11 @@ gethead(buf)
 		}
 		if (checksum((int *)buf) == FAIL)
 			return (FAIL);
-		if (Bcvt)
+		if (Bcvt) {
 			swabst((u_char *)"8l4s31l", (u_char *)buf);
+			swabst((u_char *)"l",(u_char *) &buf->c_level);
+			swabst((u_char *)"2l",(u_char *) &buf->c_flags);
+		}
 		goto good;
 	}
 	readtape((char *)(&u_ospcl.s_ospcl));