diff --git a/archive/tar_unix.go b/archive/tar_unix.go
index d081351f1..213408318 100644
--- a/archive/tar_unix.go
+++ b/archive/tar_unix.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func handleTarTypeBlockCharFifo(hdr *tar.Header, path string) error {
 func handleLChmod(hdr *tar.Header, path string, hdrInfo os.FileInfo) error {
 	if hdr.Typeflag == tar.TypeLink {
 		if fi, err := os.Lstat(hdr.Linkname); err == nil && (fi.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink == 0) {
-			if err := os.Chmod(path, hdrInfo.Mode()); err != nil {
+			if err := os.Chmod(path, hdrInfo.Mode()); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 				return err
 			}
 		}