diff --git a/src/rebar_prv_tar.erl b/src/rebar_prv_tar.erl
index cdb546d4..e54ab6de 100644
--- a/src/rebar_prv_tar.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_prv_tar.erl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 -include("rebar.hrl").
 
 -define(PROVIDER, tar).
--define(DEPS, [release]).
+-define(DEPS, [compile]).
 
 %% ===================================================================
 %% Public API