diff --git a/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts b/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
index c8091919..1f63da51 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ export async function extractTar(
   function getCompressionProgram(): string[] {
     switch (compressionMethod) {
       case CompressionMethod.Zstd:
-        return ['--use-compress-program', 'zstd -d --long=30']
+        return ['--use-compress-program', 'unzstd --long=30']
       case CompressionMethod.ZstdWithoutLong:
-        return ['--use-compress-program', 'zstd -d']
+        return ['--use-compress-program', 'unzstd']
       default:
         return ['-z']
     }
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ export async function createTar(
   function getCompressionProgram(): string[] {
     switch (compressionMethod) {
       case CompressionMethod.Zstd:
-        return ['--use-compress-program', 'zstd -T0 --long=30']
+        return ['--use-compress-program', 'zstdmt --long=30']
       case CompressionMethod.ZstdWithoutLong:
-        return ['--use-compress-program', 'zstd -T0']
+        return ['--use-compress-program', 'zstdmt']
       default:
         return ['-z']
     }
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ export async function listTar(
   function getCompressionProgram(): string[] {
     switch (compressionMethod) {
       case CompressionMethod.Zstd:
-        return ['--use-compress-program', 'zstd -d --long=30']
+        return ['--use-compress-program', 'unzstd --long=30']
       case CompressionMethod.ZstdWithoutLong:
-        return ['--use-compress-program', 'zstd -d']
+        return ['--use-compress-program', 'unzstd']
       default:
         return ['-z']
     }