diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/storage/template/VmdkProcessor.java b/core/src/com/cloud/storage/template/VmdkProcessor.java
index f3dbbda3fea..2e1e1f42d06 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/storage/template/VmdkProcessor.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/storage/template/VmdkProcessor.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class VmdkProcessor implements Processor {
         File templateFile = new File(templateFileFullPath);
         
         Script command = new Script("tar", 0, s_logger);
-        command.add("--no-same-owner", templateFileFullPath);
+        command.add("--no-same-owner");
         command.add("-xf", templateFileFullPath);
         command.setWorkDir(templateFile.getParent());
         String result = command.execute();