--- archival/libarchive/data_extract_all.c
+++ archival/libarchive/data_extract_all.c
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
 			free(dst_nameN);
 		}
 #endif
+		res = 0;
 		break;
 	}
 	case S_IFDIR:
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@
 		bb_simple_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;