diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
index a13a42d3910..6e55459f9c7 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
@@ -191,4 +191,4 @@ script: |
   done
 
   mkdir -p ${OUTDIR}/src
-  git archive --output=${OUTDIR}/src/${DISTNAME}.tar.gz HEAD
+  git archive --prefix="${DISTNAME}/" --output=${OUTDIR}/src/${DISTNAME}.tar.gz HEAD
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
index 58531c81b43..61fc5d2e6a5 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
@@ -161,6 +161,6 @@ script: |
   done
 
   mkdir -p ${OUTDIR}/src
-  git archive --output=${OUTDIR}/src/${DISTNAME}.tar.gz HEAD
+  git archive --prefix="${DISTNAME}/" --output=${OUTDIR}/src/${DISTNAME}.tar.gz HEAD
 
   mv ${OUTDIR}/${DISTNAME}-x86_64-*.tar.gz ${OUTDIR}/${DISTNAME}-osx64.tar.gz
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
index c5eea97c773..1f9ffd13893 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ script: |
   done
 
   mkdir -p ${OUTDIR}/src
-  git archive --output=${OUTDIR}/src/${DISTNAME}.tar.gz HEAD
+  git archive --prefix="${DISTNAME}/" --output=${OUTDIR}/src/${DISTNAME}.tar.gz HEAD
 
   cp -rf contrib/windeploy $BUILD_DIR
   cd $BUILD_DIR/windeploy