diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 77b8e5b4d..cc936f6f7 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ environment:
 install:
   - go version
   - go env
+  - appveyor DownloadFile http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/gnuwin32/tar/1.13-1/tar-1.13-1-bin.zip -FileName tar.zip
+  - 7z x tar.zip bin/tar.exe
+  - set PATH=bin/;%PATH%
 
 build_script:
   - go run run_integration_tests.go