diff --git a/chap8p2.sh b/chap8p2.sh
index 518c626..94ea714 100644
--- a/chap8p2.sh
+++ b/chap8p2.sh
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ echo "Finished 8.52 ""$LFS_NINJA""" >> build.log &&
 echo "$LFS_NINJA" >> /installed.txt
 
 echo "8.53 ""$LFS_MESON"""
-tar xf "$LFS_MESON" &&
+tar xf "$LFS_MESON".tar.gz &&
 cd "$LFS_MESON" &&
 pip3 wheel -w dist --no-build-isolation --no-deps $PWD &&
 pip3 install --no-index --find-links dist meson &&