diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6b5f2e07c..b4a84db2d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ endif
 		echo snappy-$(SNAPPY_VER).tar.gz checksum mismatch, expected=\"$(SNAPPY_SHA256)\" actual=\"$$SNAPPY_SHA256_ACTUAL\"; \
 		exit 1; \
 	fi
-	tar xvzf $(SNAPPY_VER).tar.gz
+	tar xvzf snappy-$(SNAPPY_VER).tar.gz
 	mkdir snappy-$(SNAPPY_VER)/build
 	cd snappy-$(SNAPPY_VER)/build && CFLAGS='${EXTRA_CFLAGS}' CXXFLAGS='${EXTRA_CXXFLAGS}' LDFLAGS='${EXTRA_LDFLAGS}' cmake .. && $(MAKE) ${SNAPPY_MAKE_TARGET}
 	cp snappy-$(SNAPPY_VER)/build/libsnappy.a .