diff --git a/import-upstream b/import-upstream
index 9b01f25d77e2106d2eb7ada5e71157d8c671a51c..48be98c37d13930aa3e9d7eb58c12510d96e2fb1 100755
--- a/import-upstream
+++ b/import-upstream
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fi
 
 git rm -rf --ignore-unmatch . || exit 1
 git clean -d -f -x || exit 1
-tar --strip-components=1 -x -f $tarfile || exit 1
+tar --strip-components=1 -x --exclude .git -f $tarfile || exit 1
 git add -f -A -- . || exit 1
 git commit -m"Imported Bugzilla $version." || exit 1
 git tag bugzilla-$version || exit 1