diff --git a/build-package.sh b/build-package.sh
index 695bbd6637..59a775e9f4 100755
--- a/build-package.sh
+++ b/build-package.sh
@@ -113,21 +113,7 @@ termux_step_post_massage() {
 }
 
 # Create data.tar.gz with files to package. Not to be overridden by package scripts.
-termux_step_create_datatar() {
-	# Create data tarball containing files to package:
-	cd "$TERMUX_PKG_MASSAGEDIR"
-
-	local HARDLINKS
-	HARDLINKS="$(find . -type f -links +1)"
-	if [ -n "$HARDLINKS" ]; then
-		termux_error_exit "Package contains hard links: $HARDLINKS"
-	fi
-
-	if [ -z "${TERMUX_PKG_METAPACKAGE+x}" ] && [ "$(find . -type f)" = "" ]; then
-		termux_error_exit "No files in package"
-	fi
-	tar -cJf "$TERMUX_PKG_PACKAGEDIR/data.tar.xz" .
-}
+source scripts/build/termux_step_create_datatar.sh
 
 termux_step_create_debscripts() {
 	return
diff --git a/scripts/build/termux_step_create_datatar.sh b/scripts/build/termux_step_create_datatar.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..756cb6e6a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build/termux_step_create_datatar.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+termux_step_create_datatar() {
+	# Create data tarball containing files to package:
+	cd "$TERMUX_PKG_MASSAGEDIR"
+
+	local HARDLINKS
+	HARDLINKS="$(find . -type f -links +1)"
+	if [ -n "$HARDLINKS" ]; then
+		termux_error_exit "Package contains hard links: $HARDLINKS"
+	fi
+
+	if [ -z "${TERMUX_PKG_METAPACKAGE+x}" ] && [ "$(find . -type f)" = "" ]; then
+		termux_error_exit "No files in package"
+	fi
+	tar -cJf "$TERMUX_PKG_PACKAGEDIR/data.tar.xz" .
+}