diff --git a/srcpkgs/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2/template b/srcpkgs/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2/template
index 6fa318254b1..818217056b9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2/template
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ restricted=yes
 repository=nonfree
 
 post_extract() {
-	bsdtar --strip-components=1 -xf \
-		epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2-${version}-1lsb3.2.tar.gz
+	vextract epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2-${version}-1lsb3.2.tar.gz
 }
 
 post_install() {