--- archival/libarchive/data_extract_all.c
+++ archival/libarchive/data_extract_all.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
 			);
 		bb_copyfd_exact_size(archive_handle->src_fd, dst_fd, file_header->size);
 		close(dst_fd);
+		res = 0;
 		break;
 	}
 	case S_IFDIR:
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@
 		bb_error_msg_and_die("unrecognized file type");
 	}
 
-	if (!S_ISLNK(file_header->mode)) {
+	if (res == 0 && !S_ISLNK(file_header->mode)) {
 		if (!(archive_handle->ah_flags & ARCHIVE_DONT_RESTORE_OWNER)) {
 			uid_t uid = file_header->uid;
 			gid_t gid = file_header->gid;