diff --git a/libtar/extract.c b/libtar/extract.c
index 620513c..49e7599 100644
--- a/libtar/extract.c
+++ b/libtar/extract.c
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		perror("link()");
 #endif
-		return -1;
+		printf("Failed restore of hardlink '%s' but returning as if nothing bad happened anyway\n", filename);
+		return 0; // Used to be -1
 	}
 
 	return 0;