diff --git a/modules/nf-core/tar/main.nf b/modules/nf-core/tar/main.nf
index 60f828101b9..4b49fe8ff32 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/tar/main.nf
+++ b/modules/nf-core/tar/main.nf
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ process TAR {
     """
     tar \\
         -c \\
+        -h \\
         ${compress_flag} \\
         ${args} \\
         -f ${prefix}.tar${compress_type} \\