--- tar-1.27.orig/src/extract.c	2013-10-08 18:37:10.138985808 +0200
+++ tar-1.27/src/extract.c	2013-10-08 18:38:19.661979057 +0200
@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@
 extr_init (void)
 {
   we_are_root = geteuid () == ROOT_UID;
-  same_permissions_option += we_are_root;
-  same_owner_option += we_are_root;
 
   /* Option -p clears the kernel umask, so it does not affect proper
      restoration of file permissions.  New intermediate directories will
