diff --git a/tools/release/owpack b/tools/release/owpack
index c3bbe69bf336e343a1a2f196b2bfb2a7d6ceb31b..ef14d105ddcce962b8d7b1989ac5b696a1970c76 100755
--- a/tools/release/owpack
+++ b/tools/release/owpack
@@ -148,9 +148,8 @@ Builder_SRC()
     fi
 
     # simply tar the stuff
-    # NOTE: we derefernce symbolic links! This will ease the life of Windows users.
     echo "* Create source tar \"$BUILDER_SRC_UPSTREAM_SRC_TAR\"."
-    tar -cfzh $BUILDER_SRC_UPSTREAM_SRC_TAR $BUILDER_SRC_UPSTREAM_SRC_DIR
+    tar -cfz $BUILDER_SRC_UPSTREAM_SRC_TAR $BUILDER_SRC_UPSTREAM_SRC_DIR
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
         echo " * Failed to create tar archive."
         exit 1