diff --git a/archival/tar.c b/archival/tar.c
index 8bb845942..48c4f3f8c 100644
--- a/archival/tar.c
+++ b/archival/tar.c
@@ -761,7 +761,9 @@ int tar_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	const char *tar_filename = "-";
 	unsigned opt;
 	int verboseFlag = 0;
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_TAR_LONG_OPTIONS && ENABLE_FEATURE_TAR_FROM
 	llist_t *excludes = NULL;
+#endif
 
 	/* Initialise default values */
 	tar_handle = init_handle();
@@ -774,7 +776,9 @@ int tar_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		"tt:vv:" // count -t,-v
 		"?:" // bail out with usage instead of error return
 		"X::T::" // cumulative lists
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_TAR_LONG_OPTIONS && ENABLE_FEATURE_TAR_FROM
 		"\xff::" // cumulative lists for --exclude
+#endif
 		USE_FEATURE_TAR_CREATE("c:") "t:x:" // at least one of these is reqd
 		USE_FEATURE_TAR_CREATE("c--tx:t--cx:x--ct") // mutually exclusive
 		SKIP_FEATURE_TAR_CREATE("t--x:x--t"); // mutually exclusive
@@ -789,14 +793,15 @@ int tar_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		USE_FEATURE_TAR_FROM(    "T:X:")
 		USE_FEATURE_TAR_GZIP(    "z"   )
 		USE_FEATURE_TAR_COMPRESS("Z"   )
-		,
-		&base_dir, // -C dir
-		&tar_filename, // -f filename
-		USE_FEATURE_TAR_FROM(&(tar_handle->accept),) // T
-		USE_FEATURE_TAR_FROM(&(tar_handle->reject),) // X
-		USE_FEATURE_TAR_FROM(&excludes            ,) // --exclude
-		&verboseFlag, // combined count for -t and -v
-		&verboseFlag // combined count for -t and -v
+		, &base_dir // -C dir
+		, &tar_filename // -f filename
+		USE_FEATURE_TAR_FROM(, &(tar_handle->accept)) // T
+		USE_FEATURE_TAR_FROM(, &(tar_handle->reject)) // X
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_TAR_LONG_OPTIONS && ENABLE_FEATURE_TAR_FROM
+		, &excludes // --exclude
+#endif
+		, &verboseFlag // combined count for -t and -v
+		, &verboseFlag // combined count for -t and -v
 		);
 
 	if (verboseFlag) tar_handle->action_header = header_verbose_list;
@@ -829,17 +834,19 @@ int tar_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (opt & OPT_COMPRESS)
 		get_header_ptr = get_header_tar_Z;
 
-	if (ENABLE_FEATURE_TAR_FROM) {
-		tar_handle->reject = append_file_list_to_list(tar_handle->reject);
-		/* Append excludes to reject */
-		while (excludes) {
-			llist_t *temp = excludes->link;
-			excludes->link = tar_handle->reject;
-			tar_handle->reject = excludes;
-			excludes = temp;
-		}
-		tar_handle->accept = append_file_list_to_list(tar_handle->accept);
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_TAR_FROM
+	tar_handle->reject = append_file_list_to_list(tar_handle->reject);
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_TAR_LONG_OPTIONS
+	/* Append excludes to reject */
+	while (excludes) {
+		llist_t *next = excludes->link;
+		excludes->link = tar_handle->reject;
+		tar_handle->reject = excludes;
+		excludes = next;
 	}
+#endif
+	tar_handle->accept = append_file_list_to_list(tar_handle->accept);
+#endif
 
 	/* Check if we are reading from stdin */
 	if (argv[optind] && *argv[optind] == '-') {