diff --git a/support/download/git b/support/download/git
index c48ad36b1a..bf05c595a5 100755
--- a/support/download/git
+++ b/support/download/git
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ LC_ALL=C sort <"${output}.list" >"${output}.list.sorted"
 
 # Create GNU-format tarballs, since that's the format of the tarballs on
 # sources.buildroot.org and used in the *.hash files
-tar cf - --transform="s/^\.\//${basename}\//" \
-	--numeric-owner --owner=0 --group=0 --mtime="${date}" --format=gnu \
+tar cf - --transform="s#^\./#${basename}/#" \
+         --numeric-owner --owner=0 --group=0 --mtime="${date}" --format=gnu \
          -T "${output}.list.sorted" >"${output}.tar"
 gzip -6 -n <"${output}.tar" >"${output}"