@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@
  * LICENSE.GPLv2 or LICENSE.GPLv3 respectively included in the packaging of this
  * file.
  */
 
 #include "config.h"
+
+#include <errno.h>
 
 #import "OFApplication.h"
 #import "OFDate.h"
 #import "OFFileManager.h"
 #import "OFLocale.h"
@@ -24,10 +26,12 @@
 #import "OFStdIOStream.h"
 #import "OFString.h"
 
 #import "TarArchive.h"
 #import "OFArc.h"
+
+#import "OFSetItemAttributesFailedException.h"
 
 static OFArc *app;
 
 static void
 setPermissions(OFString *path, OFTarArchiveEntry *entry)
@@ -54,12 +58,17 @@
 		return;
 
 	attributes = [OFDictionary
 	    dictionaryWithObject: modificationDate
 			  forKey: OFFileModificationDate];
-	[[OFFileManager defaultManager] setAttributes: attributes
-					 ofItemAtPath: path];
+	@try {
+		[[OFFileManager defaultManager] setAttributes: attributes
+						 ofItemAtPath: path];
+	} @catch (OFSetItemAttributesFailedException *e) {
+		if (e.errNo != EISDIR)
+			@throw e;
+	}
 }
 
 @implementation TarArchive
 + (void)initialize
 {