diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d99a8d9..162250e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
         COMPONENT bin)
 
 set(CPACK_GENERATOR "TGZ")
+set(CPACK_COMPONENT_INCLUDE_TOPLEVEL_DIRECTORY 1)
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "Apache NiFi MiNiFi C++ version ${VERSION}")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "Apache NiFi")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md")