diff --git a/create_static_linux.sh b/create_static_linux.sh
index 067b90e..9d7f266 100755
--- a/create_static_linux.sh
+++ b/create_static_linux.sh
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ meson compile -C "$BASE_DIR/build/"
 
 # Package the application:
 # 1. Copy the executable to REL_DIR
-# 2. Create a tarball
+# 2. Create a tarball after cd'ing into the parent directory.
 
 cp "$BASE_DIR/build/pong" "$REL_DIR"
-tar -czf "$BASE_DIR/release/pong.tar.gz" "$REL_DIR"
+tar -C "$BASE_DIR/release/static" -czf "$BASE_DIR/release/pong.tar.gz" "pong/"
 
 # Reset default build target to shared
 meson configure -Ddefault_library=shared "$BASE_DIR/build/"