diff --git a/meta/classes/imagetypes.bbclass b/meta/classes/imagetypes.bbclass
index 6b612386..a3be0a1d 100644
--- a/meta/classes/imagetypes.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/imagetypes.bbclass
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 #image type: tar
 IMAGER_INSTALL:tar = "tar"
-TAR_OPTIONS ?= ""
-
+TAR_TRANSFORM = "--transform='s|rootfs|.|'"
+TAR_OPTIONS:append = " ${TAR_TRANSFORM}"
 IMAGE_CMD:tar() {
     ${SUDO_CHROOT} tar ${TAR_OPTIONS} -cvSf \
                  ${IMAGE_FILE_CHROOT} --one-file-system -C ${PP} rootfs
diff --git a/meta/classes/sdk.bbclass b/meta/classes/sdk.bbclass
index 3d650a18..216213ac 100644
--- a/meta/classes/sdk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/sdk.bbclass
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ ROOTFS_MANIFEST_DEPLOY_DIR:class-sdk = "${DEPLOY_DIR_SDKCHROOT}"
 ROOTFS_DPKGSTATUS_DEPLOY_DIR:class-sdk = "${DEPLOY_DIR_SDKCHROOT}"
 
 IMAGE_FSTYPES:class-sdk = "${SDK_FORMATS}"
-TAR_OPTIONS:append:class-sdk = " --transform="s|rootfs|${IMAGE_FULLNAME}|""
+TAR_TRANSFORM:class-sdk = " --transform='s|rootfs|${IMAGE_FULLNAME}|'"
 
 # bitbake dependencies
 SDKDEPENDS += "sdk-files ${SDK_INSTALL}"