diff --git a/platform/pocketbook/koreader.app b/platform/pocketbook/koreader.app
index aa4e9e6f4..446a7b0f1 100755
--- a/platform/pocketbook/koreader.app
+++ b/platform/pocketbook/koreader.app
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ NEWUPDATE="${KOREADER_DIR}/ota/koreader.updated.tar"
 INSTALLED="${KOREADER_DIR}/ota/koreader.installed.tar"
 if [ -f "${NEWUPDATE}" ]; then
     # TODO: any graphic indication for the updating progress?
-    cd /mnt/ext1/ && tar xf "${NEWUPDATE}" --no-same-permissions --no-same-owner \
+    cd /mnt/ext1/ && "${KOREADER_DIR}/tar" xf "${NEWUPDATE}" --no-same-permissions --no-same-owner \
         && mv "${NEWUPDATE}" "${INSTALLED}"
     rm -f "${NEWUPDATE}" # always purge newupdate in all cases to prevent update loop
 fi
diff --git a/platform/ubuntu-touch/koreader.sh b/platform/ubuntu-touch/koreader.sh
index 350ed78c0..f3440233e 100755
--- a/platform/ubuntu-touch/koreader.sh
+++ b/platform/ubuntu-touch/koreader.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ NEWUPDATE="${KOREADER_DIR}/ota/koreader.updated.tar"
 INSTALLED="${KOREADER_DIR}/ota/koreader.installed.tar"
 if [ -f "${NEWUPDATE}" ]; then
     # TODO: any graphic indication for the updating progress?
-    cd .. && tar xf "${NEWUPDATE}" --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions \
+    cd .. && "${KOREADER_DIR}/tar" xf "${NEWUPDATE}" --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions \
         && mv "${NEWUPDATE}" "${INSTALLED}"
     rm -f "${NEWUPDATE}" # always purge newupdate in all cases to prevent update loop
 fi