diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Tar/TarWriterOptions.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Tar/TarWriterOptions.cs
index 9174b23f3..752d95cb7 100755
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Tar/TarWriterOptions.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Writers/Tar/TarWriterOptions.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using SharpCompress.Archives;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Writers.Tar
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ public TarWriterOptions(CompressionType compressionType, bool finalizeArchiveOnC
 
         internal TarWriterOptions(WriterOptions options) : this(options.CompressionType, true)
         {
+            ArchiveEncoding = options.ArchiveEncoding;
         }
     }
 }
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