diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/unpack_strategy/tar.rb b/Library/Homebrew/unpack_strategy/tar.rb
index 1b229a2902..3ef8fe7b92 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/unpack_strategy/tar.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/unpack_strategy/tar.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ module UnpackStrategy
         end
 
         system_command! "tar",
-                        args:    ["xf", tar_path, "-C", unpack_dir],
+                        args:    ["xof", tar_path, "-C", unpack_dir],
                         verbose: verbose
       end
     end