diff --git a/tar-tree.c b/tar-tree.c
index c2eb21c97bd75567ded74e89b2b118730710ba01..4c47fc2bec1e6305d122865e2da318bc795ab8ef 100644
--- a/tar-tree.c
+++ b/tar-tree.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void write_trailer(void)
 	write_if_needed();
 	get_record();
 	write_if_needed();
-	if (offset) {
+	while (offset) {
 		get_record();
 		write_if_needed();
 	}