diff --git a/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass b/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
index 37ade3f7a6..517c1001d2 100644
--- a/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
@@ -566,7 +566,12 @@ sstate_create_package () {
 	TFILE=`mktemp ${SSTATE_PKG}.XXXXXXXX`
 	# Need to handle empty directories
 	if [ "$(ls -A)" ]; then
-		tar --ignore-failed-read -czf $TFILE *
+		set +e
+		tar -czf $TFILE *
+		if [ $? -ne 0 ] && [ $? -ne 1 ]; then
+			exit 1
+		fi
+		set -e
 	else
 		tar -cz --file=$TFILE --files-from=/dev/null
 	fi