diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 3785e2e097..5cdf07127c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ jobs:
           # decompress them
           gzip -d bin/*.gz
           cd bin
-          tar -czf haskell-language-server.tar.gz *
+          tar -czpf haskell-language-server.tar.gz *
 
       - uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.2
         env: