diff --git a/usr.bin/tar/Makefile b/usr.bin/tar/Makefile
index 811efc48dbcb..842208a2c661 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tar/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/tar/Makefile
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 PROG=	bsdtar
 SRCS=	bsdtar.c matching.c read.c util.c write.c
-
 WARNS?=	6
-LDADD+=	-larchive -lbz2 -lz
-DPADD+=	${LIBARCHIVE} ${LIBBZ2} ${LIBZ}
+DPADD=	${LIBARCHIVE} ${LIBBZ2} ${LIBZ}
+LDADD=	-larchive -lbz2 -lz
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>