diff --git a/ezjail-admin b/ezjail-admin
index 54d2654..1a98e15 100755
--- a/ezjail-admin
+++ b/ezjail-admin
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ install)
       done
 
       if [ ${ezjail_release_major} -ge 9 ]; then
-        tar --unlink -xpJf -C ${DESTDIR} ${pkg}.txz
+        xzdec ${pkg}.txz | tar --unlink -xpJf - -C ${DESTDIR}
       else
         # These actions are really ugly: sources want $1 to contain the set
         # of sources to install, base asks the user if he is sure, hence the
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ install)
     else
       if [ ${ezjail_release_major} -ge 9 ]; then
         [ -r "${ezjail_reldir}/${ezjail_dir}/${pkg}.txz" ] || exerr "Error: Can not access package file ${ezjail_reldir}/${ezjail_dir}/${pkg}.txz"
-        tar --unlink -xpJf -C ${DESTDIR} ${ezjail_reldir}/${ezjail_dir}/${pkg}.txz
+        xzdec $ ${ezjail_reldir}/${ezjail_dir}/${pkg}.txz | tar --unlink -xpJf - -C ${DESTDIR}
       else
         cd "${ezjail_reldir}/${ezjail_dir}/${pkg}" || exerr "Error: Could not cd to ${ezjail_dir}."
         [ "${pkg}" = "base" ] && echo "Ignore the next question, ezjail answers it for you."