diff --git a/tar-1.15.1-sparseTotals.patch b/tar-1.15.1-sparseTotals.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f73cf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tar-1.15.1-sparseTotals.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+--- tar-1.15.1/src/create.c.sparseTotals	2005-07-27 11:10:38.000000000 +0200
++++ tar-1.15.1/src/create.c	2005-07-27 11:10:50.000000000 +0200
+@@ -332,16 +332,20 @@
+ }
+ 
+ 
+-/* A file is not dumpable if
++/* A file is considered dumpable if it is sparse and both --sparse and --totals
++   are specified.
++   Otherwise, it is dumpable unless any of the following conditions occur:
++   
+    a) it is empty *and* world-readable, or
+    b) current archive is /dev/null */
+ 
+ bool
+ file_dumpable_p (struct tar_stat_info *st)
+ {
+-  return !(dev_null_output
+-	   || (st->archive_file_size == 0
+-	       && (st->stat.st_mode & MODE_R) == MODE_R));
++  if (dev_null_output)
++    return totals_option && sparse_option && sparse_file_p (st);
++  return !(st->archive_file_size == 0
++	   && (st->stat.st_mode & MODE_R) == MODE_R);
+ }
+ 
+ 
+@@ -1437,7 +1441,7 @@
+ 	  else
+ 	    fd = -1;
+ 
+-	  if (sparse_option && sparse_file_p (st))
++	  if (fd != -1 && sparse_option && sparse_file_p (st))
+ 	    {
+ 	      status = sparse_dump_file (fd, st);
+ 	      if (status == dump_status_not_implemented)
diff --git a/tar.spec b/tar.spec
index 6b5362b..ca6f24e 100644
--- a/tar.spec
+++ b/tar.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A GNU file archiving program.
 Name: tar
 Version: 1.15.1
-Release: 7
+Release: 8
 License: GPL
 Group: Applications/Archiving
 URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Patch8: tar-1.14-loneZeroWarning.patch
 Patch9: tar-1.15.1-makeCheck.patch
 Patch10: tar-1.15.1-gcc4.patch
 Patch11: tar-1.15.1-lseek.patch
+Patch12: tar-1.15.1-sparseTotals.patch
 Prereq: info
 BuildRequires: autoconf automake gzip
 Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ the rmt package.
 %patch9 -p1 -b .makeCheck
 %patch10 -p1 -b .gcc4
 %patch11 -p1 -b .lseek
+%patch12 -p1 -b .sparseTotals
 
 %build
 
@@ -107,6 +109,10 @@ fi
 %{_infodir}/tar.info*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jul 27 2005 Peter Vrabec <pvrabec@redhat.com> 1.15.1-8
+- A file is dumpable if it is sparse and both --sparse
+  and --totals are specified (#154882)
+ 
 * Tue Jul 26 2005 Peter Vrabec <pvrabec@redhat.com> 1.15.1-7
 - exclude listed02.at from testsuite