diff --git a/bin/v-backup-user b/bin/v-backup-user
index cc28a1c8..a68778f2 100755
--- a/bin/v-backup-user
+++ b/bin/v-backup-user
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ if [ ! -z "$WEB_SYSTEM" ] && [ "$WEB" != '*' ]; then
 
         # Backup files
         cd $HOMEDIR/$user/web/$domain
-        tar -cpf- * ${fargs[@]} |gzip -$BACKUP_GZIP - > $tmpdir/web/$domain/domain_data.tar.gz
+        tar --anchored -cpf- * ${fargs[@]} |gzip -$BACKUP_GZIP - > $tmpdir/web/$domain/domain_data.tar.gz
     done
 
     # Print total