diff --git a/src/etc/rc.backup_dhcpleases b/src/etc/rc.backup_dhcpleases
index c589d3ac0..91ca0d6fc 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.backup_dhcpleases
+++ b/src/etc/rc.backup_dhcpleases
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ BACKUPDIR="/var/dhcpd/var/db"
 
 if [ "${1}" = "restore" ]; then
 	if [ -f "${BACKUPFILE}" ]; then
-		tar -C / -xzf "${BACKUPFILE}"
+		tar -C / -xzpf "${BACKUPFILE}"
 	fi
 else
 	if [ -d "${BACKUPDIR}" ]; then
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.backup_netflow b/src/etc/rc.backup_netflow
index bd4da666f..64096c4c3 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.backup_netflow
+++ b/src/etc/rc.backup_netflow
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ BACKUPDIR="/var/netflow"
 
 if [ "${1}" = "restore" ]; then
 	if [ -f "${BACKUPFILE}" ]; then
-		tar -C / -xzf "${BACKUPFILE}"
+		tar -C / -xzpf "${BACKUPFILE}"
 	fi
 else
 	if [ -d "${BACKUPDIR}" ]; then
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.backup_rrd b/src/etc/rc.backup_rrd
index 38fa30802..eb002f7cb 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.backup_rrd
+++ b/src/etc/rc.backup_rrd
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ BACKUPFILE="/conf/rrd.tgz"
 
 if [ "${1}" = "restore" ]; then
 	if [ -f "${BACKUPFILE}" ]; then
-		tar -C / -xzf "${BACKUPFILE}"
+		tar -C / -xzpf "${BACKUPFILE}"
 	fi
 else
 	if [ -d "${BACKUPDIR}" ]; then