diff --git a/utils/fpcm/fpcmake.inc b/utils/fpcm/fpcmake.inc
index d234f84d88..336309d75e 100644
--- a/utils/fpcm/fpcmake.inc
+++ b/utils/fpcm/fpcmake.inc
@@ -2006,7 +2006,7 @@ const fpcmakeini : array[0..219,1..240] of char=(
   'ZIPCMD_CDBASE:=cd $(sub','st /,$(ZIPPATHSEP),$(BASEDIR))'#010+
   'ifdef USETAR'#010+
   'ZIPDESTFILE:=$(DIST_DESTDIR)/$(FULLZIPNAME)$(TAREXT)'#010+
-  'ZIPCMD_ZIP:=$(TARPROG) cf$(TAROPT) $(ZIPDESTFILE) *'#010+
+  'ZIPCMD_ZIP:=$(TARPROG) c$(TAROPT)f $(ZIPDESTFILE) *'#010+
   'else'#010+
   'ZIPDESTFILE:=$(DIST_DESTDIR)/$(FULLZIPNAME)$(ZIPEXT)'#010+
   'ZIPCMD_ZIP:=$(subst /,$(ZIPPATHSE','P),$(ZIPPROG)) -Dr $(ZIPOPT) $(ZIPD'+
diff --git a/utils/fpcm/fpcmake.ini b/utils/fpcm/fpcmake.ini
index 2c8a1c0ca6..8009ac9236 100644
--- a/utils/fpcm/fpcmake.ini
+++ b/utils/fpcm/fpcmake.ini
@@ -1931,7 +1931,7 @@ ZIPCMD_CDPACK:=cd $(subst /,$(ZIPPATHSEP),$(PACKDIR))
 ZIPCMD_CDBASE:=cd $(subst /,$(ZIPPATHSEP),$(BASEDIR))
 ifdef USETAR
 ZIPDESTFILE:=$(DIST_DESTDIR)/$(FULLZIPNAME)$(TAREXT)
-ZIPCMD_ZIP:=$(TARPROG) cf$(TAROPT) $(ZIPDESTFILE) *
+ZIPCMD_ZIP:=$(TARPROG) c$(TAROPT)f $(ZIPDESTFILE) *
 else
 ZIPDESTFILE:=$(DIST_DESTDIR)/$(FULLZIPNAME)$(ZIPEXT)
 ZIPCMD_ZIP:=$(subst /,$(ZIPPATHSEP),$(ZIPPROG)) -Dr $(ZIPOPT) $(ZIPDESTFILE) *