diff --git a/build-package.sh b/build-package.sh
index 2f3e433f4..964955aeb 100755
--- a/build-package.sh
+++ b/build-package.sh
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ termux_step_extract_package() {
 		rm -Rf $folder
 		unzip -q "$file"
 	else
-		folder=`tar tf "$file" | head -1 | sed -e 's/\/.*//'`
+		folder=`tar tf "$file" | head -1 | sed 's/^.\///' | sed -e 's/\/.*//'`
 		rm -Rf $folder
 		tar xf "$file"
 	fi