diff --git a/usr.bin/tar/bsdtar.c b/usr.bin/tar/bsdtar.c
index 07a923b41fca..261950233797 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tar/bsdtar.c
+++ b/usr.bin/tar/bsdtar.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static void		 version(void);
  * non-option.  Otherwise, GNU getopt() permutes the arguments and
  * screws up -C processing.
  */
-static const char *tar_opts = "+Bb:C:cF:f:HhI:jkLlmnOoPprtT:UuvW:wX:xyZz";
+static const char *tar_opts = "+Bb:C:cf:HhI:jkLlmnOoPprtT:UuvW:wX:xyZz";
 
 /*
  * Most of these long options are deliberately not documented.  They