diff --git a/technologic/board/ts7100-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh b/technologic/board/ts7100-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
index 93b2c8a..d5333a4 100755
--- a/technologic/board/ts7100-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
+++ b/technologic/board/ts7100-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ cp "${COMM_SCRIPTS}/sanitize_linux_rootfs.sh" "${TEMPDIR}/"
 rm -f ${TAR_PATH}* ${IMG_PATH}*
 
 # Create output files
-tar cf "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" -C "${TEMPDIR}" .
+tar chf "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" -C "${TEMPDIR}" .
 md5sum "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" > "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar.md5"
 xz -2 "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar"
 ln -sf "${TAR_BASE}-${DATE}.tar.xz" "${TAR_PATH}.tar.xz"
diff --git a/technologic/board/ts7250v3-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh b/technologic/board/ts7250v3-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
index 24ffeb2..5b32d06 100755
--- a/technologic/board/ts7250v3-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
+++ b/technologic/board/ts7250v3-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ cp "${COMM_SCRIPTS}/sanitize_linux_rootfs.sh" "${TEMPDIR}/"
 rm -f ${TAR_PATH}* ${IMG_PATH}*
 
 # Create output files
-tar cf "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" -C "${TEMPDIR}" .
+tar chf "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" -C "${TEMPDIR}" .
 md5sum "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" > "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar.md5"
 xz -2 "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar"
 ln -sf "${TAR_BASE}-${DATE}.tar.xz" "${TAR_PATH}.tar.xz"
diff --git a/technologic/board/ts7800v2-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh b/technologic/board/ts7800v2-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
index 02a92c2..47c5c08 100755
--- a/technologic/board/ts7800v2-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
+++ b/technologic/board/ts7800v2-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ cp "${COMM_SCRIPTS}/sanitize_linux_rootfs.sh" "${TEMPDIR}/"
 rm -f ${TAR_PATH}* ${IMG_PATH}*
 
 # Create output files
-tar cf "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" -C "${TEMPDIR}" .
+tar chf "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" -C "${TEMPDIR}" .
 md5sum "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" > "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar.md5"
 xz -2 "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar"
 ln -sf "${TAR_BASE}-${DATE}.tar.xz" "${TAR_PATH}.tar.xz"
diff --git a/technologic/board/tsa38x-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh b/technologic/board/tsa38x-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
index b231c04..1ceb470 100755
--- a/technologic/board/tsa38x-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
+++ b/technologic/board/tsa38x-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ cp "${COMM_SCRIPTS}/sanitize_linux_rootfs.sh" "${TEMPDIR}/"
 rm -f ${TAR_PATH}* ${IMG_PATH}*
 
 # Create output files
-tar cf "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" -C "${TEMPDIR}" .
+tar chf "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" -C "${TEMPDIR}" .
 md5sum "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" > "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar.md5"
 xz -2 "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar"
 ln -sf "${TAR_BASE}-${DATE}.tar.xz" "${TAR_PATH}.tar.xz"
diff --git a/technologic/board/tsimx28-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh b/technologic/board/tsimx28-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
index 1af3d06..2a8d9ba 100755
--- a/technologic/board/tsimx28-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
+++ b/technologic/board/tsimx28-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ cp "${COMM_SCRIPTS}/sanitize_linux_rootfs.sh" "${TEMPDIR}/"
 rm -f ${TAR_PATH}* ${IMG_PATH}*
 
 # Create output files
-tar cf "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" -C "${TEMPDIR}" .
+tar chf "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" -C "${TEMPDIR}" .
 md5sum "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" > "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar.md5"
 xz -2 "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar"
 ln -sf "${TAR_BASE}-${DATE}.tar.xz" "${TAR_PATH}.tar.xz"
diff --git a/technologic/board/tsimx6-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh b/technologic/board/tsimx6-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
index e4415f4..13ae7a6 100755
--- a/technologic/board/tsimx6-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
+++ b/technologic/board/tsimx6-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ cp "${COMM_SCRIPTS}/sanitize_linux_rootfs.sh" "${TEMPDIR}/"
 rm -f ${TAR_PATH}* ${IMG_PATH}*
 
 # Create output files
-tar cf "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" -C "${TEMPDIR}" .
+tar chf "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" -C "${TEMPDIR}" .
 md5sum "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" > "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar.md5"
 xz -2 "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar"
 ln -sf "${TAR_BASE}-${DATE}.tar.xz" "${TAR_PATH}.tar.xz"
diff --git a/technologic/board/tsimx6ul-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh b/technologic/board/tsimx6ul-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
index 1b0932b..84e25fa 100755
--- a/technologic/board/tsimx6ul-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
+++ b/technologic/board/tsimx6ul-usbprod/scripts/post-image.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ cp "${COMM_SCRIPTS}/sanitize_linux_rootfs.sh" "${TEMPDIR}/"
 rm -f ${TAR_PATH}* ${IMG_PATH}*
 
 # Create output files
-tar cf "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" -C "${TEMPDIR}" .
+tar chf "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" -C "${TEMPDIR}" .
 md5sum "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar" > "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar.md5"
 xz -2 "${TAR_DATE_PATH}.tar"
 ln -sf "${TAR_BASE}-${DATE}.tar.xz" "${TAR_PATH}.tar.xz"
diff --git a/technologic/board/usbprod-common/scripts/blast_funcs.sh b/technologic/board/usbprod-common/scripts/blast_funcs.sh
index e704b37..6b8aa9b 100755
--- a/technologic/board/usbprod-common/scripts/blast_funcs.sh
+++ b/technologic/board/usbprod-common/scripts/blast_funcs.sh
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ untar_image() {
 		# Get the correct command to stream decompress the tarball
 		# and run it
 		CMD=$(get_stream_decomp "${SRC_TARBALL}")
-		${CMD} "${SRC_TARBALL}" | tar -x -C "${DST_MOUNT}" || \
+		${CMD} "${SRC_TARBALL}" | tar -xh -C "${DST_MOUNT}" || \
 		  err_exit "untar ${DST_DEV}"
 
 		sync
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ capture_img_or_tar_from_disk() {
 			# Copy source disk filesystem to our sparse file backed
 			# mount location. Use tar pipeline to ensure EVERY file
 			# property, permission, etc, is coped intact
-			tar -cf - -C "${TMP_SRC_DIR}"/ . | tar x -C "${TMP_DIR}" \
+			tar -chf - -C "${TMP_SRC_DIR}"/ . | tar xh -C "${TMP_DIR}" \
 			  || err_exit "copy SRC contents to TMP DST"
 
 			# Unmount the SRC disk, we should no longer need this.
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ capture_img_or_tar_from_disk() {
 		# as opposed to a whole disk image to save time and space.
 		if [ ${PART_CNT} -eq 1 ]; then
 			echo "Creating compressed tarball"
-			tar cf "${DST_TAR}" -C "${TMP_DIR}"/ . || \
+			tar chf "${DST_TAR}" -C "${TMP_DIR}"/ . || \
 			  err_exit "tar create ${TAR}"
 			# This two-step is needed, and repeated, because we want
 			# the .md5 file to not have any relative paths