diff --git a/make/linux-kernel.mk b/make/linux-kernel.mk
index 807bce6..9dad696 100644
--- a/make/linux-kernel.mk
+++ b/make/linux-kernel.mk
@@ -222,9 +222,10 @@ kernel.do_prepare_git:
 	$(MAKE) kernel.do_checkout
 	#
 	$(REMOVE)/$(KERNEL_DIR)
-	tar -C $(SOURCE_DIR) -cp $(NI_LINUX_KERNEL) --exclude-vcs | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) -x
-	$(CD) $(BUILD_DIR); \
-		mv $(NI_LINUX_KERNEL) $(KERNEL_DIR)
+	$(MKDIR)/$(KERNEL_DIR)
+	tar -c -C $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_LINUX_KERNEL) --exclude-vcs -p -f - . | \
+	tar -x -C $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_DIR) -f - .
+	$(CD) $(BUILD_DIR)
 
 kernel.do_prepare_tar: $(DL_DIR)/$(KERNEL_SOURCE)
 	$(REMOVE)/$(KERNEL_DIR)
diff --git a/make/target-ffmpeg-coolstream.mk b/make/target-ffmpeg-coolstream.mk
index 37a23a6..581aef3 100644
--- a/make/target-ffmpeg-coolstream.mk
+++ b/make/target-ffmpeg-coolstream.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#
+#
 # makefile to build ffmpeg
 #
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -167,9 +167,11 @@ endif
 
 ffmpeg: $(FFMPEG_DEPENDENCIES) | $(TARGET_DIR)
 	$(REMOVE)/$(NI_FFMPEG)
+	$(MKDIR)/$(NI_FFMPEG)
 	$(CD) $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_FFMPEG); \
 		git checkout $(FFMPEG_BRANCH)
-	tar -C $(SOURCE_DIR) -cp $(NI_FFMPEG) --exclude-vcs | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) -x
+	tar -c -C $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_FFMPEG) --exclude-vcs -p -f - . | \
+	tar -x -C $(BUILD_DIR)/$(NI_FFMPEG) -f - .
 	$(CHDIR)/$(NI_FFMPEG); \
 		./configure $($(PKG)_CONF_OPTS); \
 		$(MAKE); \
diff --git a/make/target-libs.mk b/make/target-libs.mk
index 890cb63..74dd9b6 100644
--- a/make/target-libs.mk
+++ b/make/target-libs.mk
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ OPENTHREADS_CONF_OPTS = \
 
 openthreads: $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_OPENTHREADS) | $(TARGET_DIR)
 	$(REMOVE)/$(NI_OPENTHREADS)
-	tar -C $(SOURCE_DIR) -cp $(NI_OPENTHREADS) --exclude-vcs | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) -x
+	$(MKDIR)/$(NI_OPENTHREADS)
+	tar -c -C $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_OPENTHREADS) --exclude-vcs -p -f - . | \
+	tar -x -C $(BUILD_DIR)/$(NI_OPENTHREADS) -f - .
 	$(CHDIR)/$(NI_OPENTHREADS)/; \
 		$(CMAKE); \
 		$(MAKE); \
@@ -351,7 +353,9 @@ RTMPDUMP_MAKE_OPTS = \
 
 rtmpdump: $(RTMPDUMP_DEPENDENCIES) $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_RTMPDUMP) | $(TARGET_DIR)
 	$(REMOVE)/$(NI_RTMPDUMP)
-	tar -C $(SOURCE_DIR) -cp $(NI_RTMPDUMP) --exclude-vcs | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) -x
+	$(MKDIR)/$(NI_RTMPDUMP)
+	tar -c -C $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_RTMPDUMP) --exclude-vcs -p -f - . | \
+	tar -x -C $(BUILD_DIR)/$(NI_RTMPDUMP) -f - .
 	$(CHDIR)/$(NI_RTMPDUMP); \
 		$($(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $($(PKG)_MAKE_OPTS); \
 		$($(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $($(PKG)_MAKE_OPTS) install DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR)
diff --git a/make/target-tools.mk b/make/target-tools.mk
index 5eaf696..5671edd 100644
--- a/make/target-tools.mk
+++ b/make/target-tools.mk
@@ -953,7 +953,9 @@ STREAMRIPPER_CONF_OPTS = \
 
 streamripper: $(STREAMRIPPER_DEPENDENCIES) | $(TARGET_DIR)
 	$(REMOVE)/$(NI_STREAMRIPPER)
-	tar -C $(SOURCE_DIR) -cp $(NI_STREAMRIPPER) --exclude-vcs | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) -x
+	$(MKDIR)/$(NI_STREAMRIPPER)
+	tar -c -C $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_STREAMRIPPER) --exclude-vcs -p -f - . | \
+	tar -x -C $(BUILD_DIR)/$(NI_STREAMRIPPER) -f - .
 	$(CHDIR)/$(NI_STREAMRIPPER); \
 		$(CONFIGURE); \
 		$(MAKE); \
@@ -1001,7 +1003,9 @@ gettext: $(DL_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_SOURCE) | $(TARGET_DIR)
 
 ofgwrite: $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_OFGWRITE) | $(TARGET_DIR)
 	$(REMOVE)/$(NI_OFGWRITE)
-	tar -C $(SOURCE_DIR) -cp $(NI_OFGWRITE) --exclude-vcs | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) -x
+	$(MKDIR)/$(NI_OFGWRITE)
+	tar -c -C $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_OFGWRITE) --exclude-vcs -p -f - . | \
+	tar -x -C $(BUILD_DIR)/$(NI_OFGWRITE) -f - .
 	$(CHDIR)/$(NI_OFGWRITE); \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_ENV) \
 		$(MAKE)