diff --git a/lib/ood_packaging/package.rb b/lib/ood_packaging/package.rb
index 242da0b..1cf466f 100644
--- a/lib/ood_packaging/package.rb
+++ b/lib/ood_packaging/package.rb
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ def tar!
     end
     tar_file = "#{dir}/#{tar_name}.tar.gz"
     cmd.concat ["--transform 's,^,#{tar_name}/,'"]
-    cmd.concat ['-h', '-T', '-', '|', "gzip > #{tar_file}"]
+    cmd.concat ['-h', '--hard-dereference', '-T', '-', '|', "gzip > #{tar_file}"]
 
     sh "rm #{tar_file}" if File.exist?(tar_file)
     puts "Create tar archive #{tar_file}".blue
diff --git a/spec/ood_packaging/package_spec.rb b/spec/ood_packaging/package_spec.rb
index e19a79d..0eec42d 100644
--- a/spec/ood_packaging/package_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ood_packaging/package_spec.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         expected_cmd = [
           'git', 'ls-files', '.', '|', 'tar', '-c',
           "--transform 's,^,package-0.0.1/,'",
-          '-h', '-T', '-', '|', 'gzip >', File.join(config[:package], 'packaging/rpm', 'package-0.0.1.tar.gz')
+          '-h', '--hard-dereference', '-T', '-', '|', 'gzip >', File.join(config[:package], 'packaging/rpm', 'package-0.0.1.tar.gz')
         ]
         expect(package).to receive(:sh).with(expected_cmd.join(' '), verbose: false)
         package.tar!
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
           'git', 'ls-files', '.', '|', 'tar', '-c',
           "--transform 'flags=r;s,packaging/deb,debian,'",
           "--transform 's,^,package-0.0.1/,'",
-          '-h', '-T', '-', '|', 'gzip >', File.join(config[:package], 'build', 'package-0.0.1.tar.gz')
+          '-h', '--hard-dereference', '-T', '-', '|', 'gzip >', File.join(config[:package], 'build', 'package-0.0.1.tar.gz')
         ]
         FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.join(config[:package], 'build'))
         expect(package).to receive(:sh).with("mkdir -p #{File.join(config[:package], 'build')}")
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
           'git', 'ls-files', '.', '|', 'tar', '-c',
           "--transform 'flags=r;s,packaging/deb,debian,'",
           "--transform 's,^,package-0.0.1/,'",
-          '-h', '-T', '-', '|', 'gzip >', File.join(config[:package], 'deb/build', 'package-0.0.1.tar.gz')
+          '-h', '--hard-dereference', '-T', '-', '|', 'gzip >', File.join(config[:package], 'deb/build', 'package-0.0.1.tar.gz')
         ]
         FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.join(config[:package], 'deb', 'build'))
         expect(package).to receive(:sh).with("mkdir -p #{File.join(config[:package], 'deb', 'build')}")