diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/src/System/Formats/Tar/TarFile.cs b/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/src/System/Formats/Tar/TarFile.cs
index 5be30c85790fb9..c156edb9f1624a 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/src/System/Formats/Tar/TarFile.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/src/System/Formats/Tar/TarFile.cs
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public static void ExtractToDirectory(string sourceFileName, string destinationD
                 Access = FileAccess.Read,
                 BufferSize = 0x1000,
                 Mode = FileMode.Open,
-                Share = FileShare.None
+                Share = FileShare.Read
             };
 
             using FileStream archive = File.Open(sourceFileName, fileStreamOptions);