diff --git a/pageserver/src/import_datadir.rs b/pageserver/src/import_datadir.rs
index 4bbb8f238c..f7887c1c05 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/import_datadir.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/import_datadir.rs
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ pub async fn import_basebackup_from_tar(
                     file_path.as_ref(),
                     &mut entry,
                     len,
-                    true,
+                    false,
                     ctx,
                 )
                 .await?