diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/perl/perl-ptest.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/perl/perl-ptest.inc
index 948ea7cddf..5f0989f30b 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/perl/perl-ptest.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/perl/perl-ptest.inc
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ do_install_ptest () {
 	mkdir -p ${D}${PTEST_PATH}
 	sed -e "s:\/opt:\/usr:" -i Porting/add-package.pl
 	sed -e "s:\/local\/gnu\/:\/:" -i hints/cxux.sh
-	tar -cf - * --exclude \*.o --exclude libperl.so --exclude Makefile --exclude makefile --exclude hostperl \
-		--exclude miniperl --exclude generate_uudmap --exclude patches | ( cd ${D}${PTEST_PATH} && tar -xf - )
+	tar -c --exclude=\*.o --exclude=libperl.so --exclude=Makefile --exclude=makefile --exclude=hostperl \
+		--exclude=miniperl --exclude=generate_uudmap --exclude=patches * | ( cd ${D}${PTEST_PATH} && tar -x )
 
 	sed -i -e "s,${D},,g" \
 	       -e "s,--sysroot=${STAGING_DIR_HOST},,g" \