diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/extract.c b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/extract.c
index f74a90b99e6..83f46e312c9 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/extract.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/extract.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 #define PUSHOUT(todir) /* push out string */ \
         if (where_count > (int)sizeof(STARTSTRING)-1) { \
-		    strcat(where_args, "|tar --unlink -xf - -C "); \
+		    strcat(where_args, "|tar --unlink -xpf - -C "); \
 		    strcat(where_args, todir); \
 		    if (system(where_args)) { \
 	                cleanup(0); \