diff --git a/dev-support/bin/ozone-dist-tar-stitching b/dev-support/bin/ozone-dist-tar-stitching
index decfa2397b..d1116e4fe1 100755
--- a/dev-support/bin/ozone-dist-tar-stitching
+++ b/dev-support/bin/ozone-dist-tar-stitching
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function run()
 #To include the version name in the root directory of the tar file
 # we create a symbolic link and dereference it during the tar creation
 ln -s -f ozone ozone-${VERSION}
-run tar -c --dereference -f "ozone-${VERSION}.tar" "ozone"
+run tar -c --dereference -f "ozone-${VERSION}.tar" "ozone-${VERSION}"
 run gzip -f "ozone-${VERSION}.tar"
 echo
 echo "Ozone dist tar available at: ${BASEDIR}/ozone-${VERSION}.tar.gz"