diff --git a/build_release.sh b/build_release.sh
index 1bf5cff..84df487 100755
--- a/build_release.sh
+++ b/build_release.sh
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ lipo -create armv7s/lib/libcrypto.a arm64/lib/libcrypto.a x86_64/lib/libcrypto.a
 cp -r include/* $RELEASE_DIR/include/
 cd ../
 
-tar cvzf $RELEASE_DIR/../release.tgz $RELEASE_DIR
+tar cvzf $RELEASE_DIR/../release.tgz -C $RELEASE_DIR .