diff --git a/srcpkgs/parsec/template b/srcpkgs/parsec/template
index 403c1380b05..cad79d96ef2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/parsec/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/parsec/template
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ do_extract() {
 }
 
 do_install() {
-	tar xf "data.tar.xz" -C ${DESTDIR}
+	bsdtar xf "data.tar.xz" -C ${DESTDIR}
 	vmkdir usr/lib/parsec
 	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/parsec/skel/parsecd-147-9.so ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/parsec/parsecd-147-9.so
 	ln -rs ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/parsec/parsecd-147-9.so ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/parsec/skel/