diff --git a/src/sagemaker/modules/train/model_trainer.py b/src/sagemaker/modules/train/model_trainer.py
index 4183fb87cd..96078d1aeb 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker/modules/train/model_trainer.py
+++ b/src/sagemaker/modules/train/model_trainer.py
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ def _prepare_train_script(
             working_dir = f"cd {SM_CODE_CONTAINER_PATH} \n"
             if source_code.source_dir.endswith(".tar.gz"):
                 tarfile_name = os.path.basename(source_code.source_dir)
-                working_dir += f"tar --strip-components=1 -xzf {tarfile_name} \n"
+                working_dir += f"tar -xzf {tarfile_name} \n"
 
         if base_command:
             execute_driver = EXECUTE_BASE_COMMANDS.format(base_command=base_command)
diff --git a/tests/data/modules/script_mode/code.tar.gz b/tests/data/modules/script_mode/code.tar.gz
index 7c43f35f57..e2ed9d4b18 100644
Binary files a/tests/data/modules/script_mode/code.tar.gz and b/tests/data/modules/script_mode/code.tar.gz differ