diff --git a/t/t0024-crlf-archive.sh b/t/t0024-crlf-archive.sh
index fa4da7c2b3..a7f4de4a43 100755
--- a/t/t0024-crlf-archive.sh
+++ b/t/t0024-crlf-archive.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 test_expect_success 'tar archive' '
 
 	git archive --format=tar HEAD >test.tar &&
-	( mkdir untarred && cd untarred && "$TAR" -xf ../test.tar ) &&
+	mkdir untarred &&
+	"$TAR" xf test.tar -C untarred &&
 
 	test_cmp sample untarred/sample
 
@@ -30,7 +31,11 @@ test_expect_success UNZIP 'zip archive' '
 
 	git archive --format=zip HEAD >test.zip &&
 
-	( mkdir unzipped && cd unzipped && "$GIT_UNZIP" ../test.zip ) &&
+	mkdir unzipped &&
+	(
+		cd unzipped &&
+		"$GIT_UNZIP" ../test.zip
+	) &&
 
 	test_cmp sample unzipped/sample