diff --git a/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk b/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk
index cf79e5603d..03704d80b2 100644
--- a/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk
+++ b/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk
@@ -443,9 +443,9 @@ endif
 
 ifneq ($(LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES),)
 define LINUX_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_FILES
-	cd $(@D) ; \
-	$(TAR) c $(sort $(LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES)) | \
-		$(TAR) x -C $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware
+	cd $(@D) && \
+		$(TAR) cf install.tar $(sort $(LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES)) && \
+		$(TAR) xf install.tar -C $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware
 endef
 endif