diff --git a/files/archive.py b/files/archive.py
index 87840ec07cd..3b4a512ba4f 100644
--- a/files/archive.py
+++ b/files/archive.py
@@ -223,7 +223,11 @@ def main():
                         if os.path.isdir(path) and not path.endswith(os.sep + '.'):
                             basename = os.path.basename(path) + os.sep
 
-                        archive.add(path, path[len(arcroot):], filter=lambda f: f if f.name != creates else None)
+                        filter_create = lambda f:
+                            if filecmp.cmp(f.name, creates):
+                                return f
+
+                        archive.add(path, path[len(arcroot):], filter=filter_create)
                         successes.append(path)
 
                 # Slightly more difficult (and less efficient!) compression using zipfile module