diff --git a/chapter08/systemd.xml b/chapter08/systemd.xml
index 22d067ad6..2ce2b1b83 100644
--- a/chapter08/systemd.xml
+++ b/chapter08/systemd.xml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ meson --prefix=/usr                 \
 
     <para>Install the man pages:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="install">tar -xf ../../systemd-man-pages-&systemd-man-version;.tar.xz --strip-components=1 -C /usr/share/man</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="install">tar -xf ../../systemd-man-pages-&systemd-man-version;.tar.xz -C /usr/share/man</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Remove a useless directory:</para>