diff --git a/templates/gtar.tmpl b/templates/tar.tmpl
similarity index 67%
rename from templates/gtar.tmpl
rename to templates/tar.tmpl
index 8b11b17b526..490aa7f69d5 100755
--- a/templates/gtar.tmpl
+++ b/templates/tar.tmpl
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
-# Template build file for 'gtar'.
-pkgname=gtar
+# Template build file for 'tar'.
+pkgname=tar
 version=1.20
-wrksrc="tar-$version"
-distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-$version@.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/$pkgname-$version@.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
-configure_args="--program-prefix=g"
-ignore_files="charset.alias"
 short_desc="The GNU tape archiver with remote magnetic tape support"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=cb5a708e847489e5370b83a433f3e847ce359e56
+checksum=be8bf33afb5adc2377e45d94693ffd46b75f267f9b808df0c7006e51211f9deb
 long_desc="
  GNU tar, originally shipped as NetBSD's "tar" up to version 1.3, is a
  full-featured tar command that can access remote and local magnetic tapes,