diff --git a/misc/mc.ext.in b/misc/mc.ext.in
index 2f1a526c9..493e8c507 100644
--- a/misc/mc.ext.in
+++ b/misc/mc.ext.in
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ regex/\.(qp[rk])$
 # tar
 regex/\.(tar|TAR)$
 	Open=%cd %p#utar
-	View=%view{ascii} tar tvvf - %f
+	View=%view{ascii} tar tvvf %f
 
 # lha
 type/^LHa\ .*archive