diff --git a/lib/mc.ext.in b/lib/mc.ext.in
index af63f0e..6396bdf 100644
--- a/lib/mc.ext.in
+++ b/lib/mc.ext.in
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ regex/\.(qp[rk])$
 # tar
 regex/\.(tar|TAR)$
 	Open=%cd %p#utar
-	View=%view{ascii} tar tvvf %f
+	View=%view{ascii} tar tvvf - < %f
 
 # lha
 type/^LHa\ .*archive