diff --git a/utils/oscap_docker_python/oscap_docker_util.py b/utils/oscap_docker_python/oscap_docker_util.py
index 81b13d8aa6..a87e3a96fe 100644
--- a/utils/oscap_docker_python/oscap_docker_util.py
+++ b/utils/oscap_docker_python/oscap_docker_util.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def _extract_container(self):
             self.mountpoint = tempfile.mkdtemp()
             self.extracted_container = True
             with tarfile.open(fileobj=tar) as tf:
-                tf.extractall(path=self.mountpoint)
+                tf.extractall(path=self.mountpoint, filter="tar")
             Path(os.path.join(self.mountpoint, '.dockerenv')).touch()