diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5ff4165..ca89b5b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ install:
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin $(DESTDIR)/usr/src/propellor
 	install -s dist/build/propellor/propellor $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin/propellor
 	mkdir -p dist/gittmp
-	git archive HEAD | (cd dist/gittmp && tar zx)
+	git archive HEAD | (cd dist/gittmp && tar x)
 	cd dist/gittmp && git init && \
 		git add . \
 		&& git commit -q -m "distributed version of propellor" \