--- Makefile.in.orig	2016-12-19 08:57:54.000000000 -0800
+++ Makefile.in	2018-03-20 17:15:50.991081000 -0700
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
 EXTRA_DIST = README.md inventory/README.md lib/README.md lib/3.7/README.md CONTRIBUTING.md LICENSE
 
 # Do not reveal usernames of the buildslave
-TAR_OPTIONS = --owner=0 --group=0
+export TAR_OPTIONS = --owner=0 --group=0
 all: all-recursive
 
 .SUFFIXES:
@@ -816,8 +816,6 @@
 	maintainer-clean-generic mostlyclean mostlyclean-generic pdf \
 	pdf-am ps ps-am tags tags-am uninstall uninstall-am \
 	uninstall-nobase_dist_masterfilesDATA
-
-export TAR_OPTIONS
 
 # Store the permissions properly in the tarball for acceptance tests to succeed
 dist-hook: