diff --git a/image-rs/src/unpack.rs b/image-rs/src/unpack.rs
index 126369ca8..ce01c870f 100644
--- a/image-rs/src/unpack.rs
+++ b/image-rs/src/unpack.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ use tokio_tar::ArchiveBuilder;
 pub async fn unpack<R: AsyncRead + Unpin>(input: R, destination: &Path) -> Result<()> {
     let mut archive = ArchiveBuilder::new(input)
         .set_ignore_zeros(true)
-        .set_unpack_xattrs(true)
         .set_preserve_permissions(true)
         .build();
     let mut entries = archive