diff --git a/bin/build-helper b/bin/build-helper
index ff628847..5fd4941c 100755
--- a/bin/build-helper
+++ b/bin/build-helper
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ eof
             archivename="$3"
         else
             archivename="cdist-${tag}.tar.gz"
-            git archive --prefix="cdist-${tag}" -o "${archivename}" "${tag}" \
+            git archive --prefix="cdist-${tag}/" -o "${archivename}" "${tag}" \
                 || exit 1
         fi
         gpg --armor --detach-sign "${archivename}" || exit 1
diff --git a/bin/build-helper.freebsd b/bin/build-helper.freebsd
index e5b081ff..cea75afc 100755
--- a/bin/build-helper.freebsd
+++ b/bin/build-helper.freebsd
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ eof
             archivename="$3"
         else
             archivename="cdist-${tag}.tar.gz"
-            git archive --prefix="cdist-${tag}" -o "${archivename}" "${tag}" \
+            git archive --prefix="cdist-${tag}/" -o "${archivename}" "${tag}" \
                 || exit 1
         fi
         gpg --armor --detach-sign "${archivename}" || exit 1