diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/general/package.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/general/package.rb
index aa78313cf..e9ba6d95a 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/general/package.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/general/package.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require 'fileutils'
-require 'archive/tar/minitar'
+
+require 'vagrant/util/subprocess'
 
 module Vagrant
   module Action
@@ -73,21 +74,17 @@ module Vagrant
         # Compress the exported file into a package
         def compress
           @env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.general.package.compressing", :tar_path => tar_path)
-          File.open(tar_path, Platform.tar_file_options) do |tar|
-            Archive::Tar::Minitar::Output.open(tar) do |output|
-              begin
-                current_dir = FileUtils.pwd
 
-                copy_include_files
+          # Copy over the included files
+          copy_include_files
 
-                FileUtils.cd(@env["package.directory"])
-                Dir.glob(File.join(".", "**", "*")).each do |entry|
-                  Archive::Tar::Minitar.pack_file(entry, output)
-                end
-              ensure
-                FileUtils.cd(current_dir)
-              end
-            end
+          # Switch into that directory and package everything up
+          Dir.chdir(@env["package.directory"]) do
+            # Find all the files in our current directory and tar it up!
+            files = Dir.glob(File.join(".", "**", "*"))
+
+            # Package!
+            Util::Subprocess.execute("bsdtar", "-czf", tar_path.to_s, *files)
           end
         end