diff --git a/includes/drush.inc b/includes/drush.inc
index cad93f4..988d51c 100644
--- a/includes/drush.inc
+++ b/includes/drush.inc
@@ -1130,6 +1130,11 @@ function drush_tarball_extract($path, $destination = FALSE, $listing = FALSE) {
     }
     if ($listing) {
       $return = drush_shell_exec_output();
+      // cut off the 'x ' prefix for the each line of the tar output
+      foreach($return as &$line) {
+        if(strpos($line, "x ") === 0)
+          $line = substr($line, 2);
+      }
     }
 
     // Remove the temporary file so the md5 hash is accurate.