diff --git a/doc/source/install/controlplane_backup_restore/02_overcloud_backup.rst b/doc/source/install/controlplane_backup_restore/02_overcloud_backup.rst
index c2eb1714..d9aec3f6 100644
--- a/doc/source/install/controlplane_backup_restore/02_overcloud_backup.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install/controlplane_backup_restore/02_overcloud_backup.rst
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ paths to backup is as much general as possible.
 The following folders should be backed up::
 
   mkdir -p /var/tmp/filesystem_backup/
-  tar --ignore-failed-read \
+  tar --xattrs --ignore-failed-read \
       -zcvf /var/tmp/filesystem_backup/fs_backup-`date '+%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S'`.tar.gz \
       /etc/nova \
       /var/log/nova \
diff --git a/doc/source/install/controlplane_backup_restore/04_overcloud_restore.rst b/doc/source/install/controlplane_backup_restore/04_overcloud_restore.rst
index f08a601a..21841331 100644
--- a/doc/source/install/controlplane_backup_restore/04_overcloud_restore.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install/controlplane_backup_restore/04_overcloud_restore.rst
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ directory and uncompress all the data::
   mkdir /var/tmp/filesystem_backup/data/
   cd /var/tmp/filesystem_backup/data/
   mv <path_to_the_backup_file> .
-  tar -xvzf <backup_faile>.tar.gz
+  tar --xattrs -xvzf <backup_file>.tar.gz
 
 NOTE: Untarring directly on the / directory will
 override your current files. Its recommended to