diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index cd4af0dd5..2b45ee701 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
           pip install pyinstaller==3.3.1
           
           echo "before tar"
-          tar -vjxf inkscape-0.92.3.tar.bz2
+          bzcat inkscape-0.92.3.tar.bz2 | tar -vxf -
           echo "after tar"
           rm inkscape-0.92.3.tar.bz2
           mv inkscape-0.92.3 inkscape