diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e4e77d413ea1d..452b5644e3bae 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ COVERAGE_INFO = baseline.info \
   test_ion_coverage.info test_ion.info
 
 dist-hook:
-	-$(GIT) archive --format=tar HEAD -- src/clientversion.cpp | $(AMTAR) -C $(top_distdir) -xf -
+	-$(GIT) archive --format=tar HEAD -- src/clientversion.cpp | $(AMTAR) -C $(top_distdir) -xJf -
 
 $(BITCOIN_WIN_INSTALLER): all-recursive
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(top_builddir)/release
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
index 52b6a627255c6..60fbe4e01bce9 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ script: |
     cd distsrc-${i}
     INSTALLPATH=`pwd`/installed/${DISTNAME}
     mkdir -p ${INSTALLPATH}
-    tar --strip-components=1 -xf ../$SOURCEDIST
+    tar --strip-components=1 -xJf ../$SOURCEDIST
 
     # Workaround for tarball not building with the bare tag version
     echo '#!/bin/true' >share/genbuild.sh
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx-signer.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx-signer.yml
index 828a6d403a008..4522b18002d09 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx-signer.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx-signer.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ script: |
   UNSIGNED=ion-osx-unsigned.tar.xz
   SIGNED=ion-osx-signed.dmg
 
-  tar -xf ${UNSIGNED}
+  tar -xJf ${UNSIGNED}
   OSX_VOLNAME="$(cat osx_volname)"
   ./detached-sig-apply.sh ${UNSIGNED} signature/osx
   ${WRAP_DIR}/genisoimage -no-cache-inodes -D -l -probe -V "${OSX_VOLNAME}" -no-pad -r -dir-mode 0755 -apple -o uncompressed.dmg signed-app
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
index 4913c01f392fa..89b5ade343a76 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ script: |
     cd distsrc-${i}
     INSTALLPATH=`pwd`/installed/${DISTNAME}
     mkdir -p ${INSTALLPATH}
-    tar --strip-components=1 -xf ../$SOURCEDIST
+    tar --strip-components=1 -xJf ../$SOURCEDIST
 
     # Workaround for tarball not building with the bare tag version
     echo '#!/bin/true' >share/genbuild.sh
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
index 1ff76a318af96..0d23e55d005e4 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ script: |
     cd distsrc-${i}
     INSTALLPATH=`pwd`/installed/${DISTNAME}
     mkdir -p ${INSTALLPATH}
-    tar --strip-components=1 -xf ../$SOURCEDIST
+    tar --strip-components=1 -xJf ../$SOURCEDIST
 
     # Workaround for tarball not building with the bare tag version
     echo '#!/bin/true' >share/genbuild.sh