diff --git a/srcpkgs/gitolite/template b/srcpkgs/gitolite/template
index 9b3a0440bac..0d5fc405c57 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gitolite/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gitolite/template
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ gitolite_shell="/bin/sh"
 make_dirs="${gitolite_homedir} 0750 ${system_accounts} ${system_accounts}"
 
 do_install() {
-	tar -xzvf ${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz
+	bsdtar -xzvf ${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz
 
 	vmkdir usr/lib/gitolite
 	vmkdir usr/bin