diff --git a/scripts/level-1 b/scripts/level-1
index 6410576f..89a79e8d 100644
--- a/scripts/level-1
+++ b/scripts/level-1
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ LOGFILE="log-`date | sed -ne '
 
 localhost="`hostname | sed -e 's/\..*//'`"
 
-TAR_PART1="/usr/local/bin/tar -c --multi-volume --one-file-system --block=${BLOCKING} --sparse --volno-file=${VOLNO_FILE}"
+TAR_PART1="${TAR} -c --multi-volume --one-file-system --block=${BLOCKING} --sparse --volno-file=${VOLNO_FILE}"
 
 # Only use --info-script if DUMP_REMIND_SCRIPT was defined in backup-specs
 if [ "x${DUMP_REMIND_SCRIPT}" != "x" ]; then