diff --git a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c
index f1af8f904a..65ca1b16f0 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ ReceiveTarFile(PGconn *conn, PGresult *res, int rownum)
 	 * we're writing a tarfile to stdout, we don't have that option, so
 	 * include it in the one tarfile we've got.
 	 */
-	if (strcmp(basedir, "-") == 0)
+	if (strcmp(basedir, "-") == 0 && manifest)
 	{
 		char		header[512];
 		PQExpBufferData	buf;