diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 844e2f7..c369d98 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zen-browser/surfer",
-  "version": "1.0.21",
+  "version": "1.0.22",
   "description": "Simplifying building firefox forks!",
   "main": "index.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/src/commands/download/firefox.ts b/src/commands/download/firefox.ts
index 53b7b5f..25bb7ab 100644
--- a/src/commands/download/firefox.ts
+++ b/src/commands/download/firefox.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ async function unpackFirefoxSource(name: string): Promise<void> {
     tarExec,
     [
       '--strip-components=1',
-      (process as any).surferPlatform == 'win32' ? '--force-local' : undefined,
       '-xf',
       windowsPathToUnix(resolve(MELON_TMP_DIR, name)),
       '-C',