diff --git a/initializr-web/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/web/controller/ProjectGenerationController.java b/initializr-web/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/web/controller/ProjectGenerationController.java
index 39afcbdcd1..fb34741ed8 100644
--- a/initializr-web/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/web/controller/ProjectGenerationController.java
+++ b/initializr-web/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/web/controller/ProjectGenerationController.java
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ public ResponseEntity<byte[]> springTgz(R request) throws IOException {
 	private TarArchiveOutputStream createTarArchiveOutputStream(OutputStream output) {
 		try {
 			TarArchiveOutputStream out = new TarArchiveOutputStream(new GzipCompressorOutputStream(output));
+			out.setBigNumberMode(TarArchiveOutputStream.BIGNUMBER_POSIX);
 			out.setLongFileMode(TarArchiveOutputStream.LONGFILE_POSIX);
 			return out;
 		}