diff -ru tar-1.26.orig/gnu/stdio.in.h tar-1.26/gnu/stdio.in.h
--- tar-1.26.orig/gnu/stdio.in.h	2012-10-21 22:03:53.410910902 +0200
+++ tar-1.26/gnu/stdio.in.h	2012-10-21 22:04:07.945278072 +0200
@@ -160,12 +160,6 @@
                  "use gnulib module fflush for portable POSIX compliance");
 #endif
 
-/* It is very rare that the developer ever has full control of stdin,
-   so any use of gets warrants an unconditional warning.  Assume it is
-   always declared, since it is required by C89.  */
-#undef gets
-_GL_WARN_ON_USE (gets, "gets is a security hole - use fgets instead");
-
 #if @GNULIB_FOPEN@
 # if @REPLACE_FOPEN@
 #  if !(defined __cplusplus && defined GNULIB_NAMESPACE)