diff --git a/src/configure.c b/src/configure.c
index b62f07e..2864012 100644
--- a/src/configure.c
+++ b/src/configure.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static void _configure_detect_programs(Configure * configure)
 	configure->programs.mkdir = "mkdir -m 0755 -p";
 	configure->programs.ranlib = "ranlib";
 	configure->programs.rm = "rm -f";
-	configure->programs.tar = "tar -czvf";
+	configure->programs.tar = "tar";
 	/* platform-specific */
 	switch(configure->os)
 	{
diff --git a/src/makefile.c b/src/makefile.c
index daa5daa..6d071ad 100644
--- a/src/makefile.c
+++ b/src/makefile.c
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ static int _write_dist(Configure * configure, FILE * fp, configArray * ca,
 		return 0;
 	fputs("\ndist:\n\t$(RM) -r -- $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)\n"
 			"\t$(LN) -s -- . $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)\n"
-			"\t@$(TAR) $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION).tar.gz -- \\\n", fp);
+			"\t@$(TAR) -czvf $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION).tar.gz -- \\\n", fp);
 	for(i = from + 1; i < to; i++)
 	{
 		array_get_copy(ca, i, &p);