diff --git a/scripts/chapter5/5.2-binutils.sh b/scripts/chapter5/5.2-binutils.sh
index 2f8bfca..02348f0 100644
--- a/scripts/chapter5/5.2-binutils.sh
+++ b/scripts/chapter5/5.2-binutils.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-cd $LFS/sources/binutils-2.39.tar.xz
+tar xf binutils-2.39.tar.xz 
+cd $LFS/sources/binutils-2.39
 
 mkdir -v build
 cd build