diff --git a/tools/gpgtar-extract.c b/tools/gpgtar-extract.c
index 866215b2c..cee609c6a 100644
--- a/tools/gpgtar-extract.c
+++ b/tools/gpgtar-extract.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ gpgtar_extract (const char *filename, int decrypt)
   if (filename)
     {
       if (!strcmp (filename, "-"))
-        stream = es_stdout;
+        stream = es_stdin;
       else
         stream = es_fopen (filename, "rb");
       if (!stream)
diff --git a/tools/gpgtar-list.c b/tools/gpgtar-list.c
index 1d59d9c65..cb2e70048 100644
--- a/tools/gpgtar-list.c
+++ b/tools/gpgtar-list.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ gpgtar_list (const char *filename, int decrypt)
   if (filename)
     {
       if (!strcmp (filename, "-"))
-        stream = es_stdout;
+        stream = es_stdin;
       else
         stream = es_fopen (filename, "rb");
       if (!stream)