diff --git a/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a493031c..2fc2a0dfc 100644
--- a/doc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ add_custom_target(doc ALL
   COMMAND doxygen Doxyfile-unsupported
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E rename html eigen-doc
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove eigen-doc/eigen-doc.tgz
-  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E tar cfz eigen-doc/eigen-doc.tgz eigen-doc
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E tar cfz eigen-doc.tgz eigen-doc
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E rename eigen-doc.tgz eigen-doc/eigen-doc.tgz
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E rename eigen-doc html
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${Eigen_BINARY_DIR}/doc)