diff --git a/tar.c b/tar.c
index dd4fc19..e4701dc 100644
--- a/tar.c
+++ b/tar.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 		if (filtertool) {
 			fd = tarfd;
-			tarfd = decomp(tarfd, filtertool, "-cd");
+			tarfd = decomp(tarfd, filtertool, "-cdf");
 			close(fd);
 		}