diff --git a/kerfuffle/cliinterface.cpp b/kerfuffle/cliinterface.cpp
--- a/kerfuffle/cliinterface.cpp
+++ b/kerfuffle/cliinterface.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    bool useTmpExtractDir = !files.isEmpty();
+    bool useTmpExtractDir = !files.isEmpty() && options.value(QStringLiteral("PreservePaths")).toBool();
     QUrl destDir;
     QTemporaryDir tmpExtractDir;