diff --git a/src/tar.h b/src/tar.h
index 620b935b..cc45926c 100644
--- a/src/tar.h
+++ b/src/tar.h
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ struct tar_stat_info
   bool   is_sparse;         /* Is the file sparse */
 
   /* For sparse files: */
+  unsigned sparse_major;
+  unsigned sparse_minor;
   size_t sparse_map_avail;  /* Index to the first unused element in
 			       sparse_map array. Zero if the file is
 			       not sparse */