diff --git a/easybuild/tools/filetools.py b/easybuild/tools/filetools.py
index 4a9d77726a..0f2eb1a00f 100644
--- a/easybuild/tools/filetools.py
+++ b/easybuild/tools/filetools.py
@@ -2540,12 +2540,12 @@ def copy(paths, target_path, force_in_dry_run=False, **kwargs):
             raise EasyBuildError("Specified path to copy is not an existing file or directory: %s", path)
 
 
-def get_source_tarball_from_git(filename, targetdir, git_config):
+def get_source_tarball_from_git(filename, target_dir, git_config):
     """
     Downloads a git repository, at a specific tag or commit, recursively or not, and make an archive with it
 
     :param filename: name of the archive to save the code to (must be .tar.gz)
-    :param targetdir: target directory where to save the archive to
+    :param target_dir: target directory where to save the archive to
     :param git_config: dictionary containing url, repo_name, recursive, and one of tag or commit
     """
     # sanity check on git_config value being passed
@@ -2584,8 +2584,7 @@ def get_source_tarball_from_git(filename, targetdir, git_config):
         raise EasyBuildError("git_config currently only supports filename ending in .tar.gz")
 
     # prepare target directory and clone repository
-    mkdir(targetdir, parents=True)
-    targetpath = os.path.join(targetdir, filename)
+    mkdir(target_dir, parents=True)
 
     # compose 'git clone' command, and run it
     if extra_config_params:
@@ -2668,17 +2667,34 @@ def get_source_tarball_from_git(filename, targetdir, git_config):
             for cmd in cmds:
                 run_shell_cmd(cmd, work_dir=work_dir, hidden=True, verbose_dry_run=True)
 
-    # create an archive and delete the git repo directory
+    # Create archive
+    archive_path = os.path.join(target_dir, filename)
+
     if keep_git_dir:
-        tar_cmd = ['tar', 'cfvz', targetpath, repo_name]
+        # create archive of git repo including .git directory
+        tar_cmd = ['tar', 'cfvz', archive_path, repo_name]
     else:
-        tar_cmd = ['tar', 'cfvz', targetpath, '--exclude', '.git', repo_name]
+        # create reproducible archive
+        # see https://reproducible-builds.org/docs/archives/
+        tar_cmd = [
+            # print names of all files and folders excluding .git directory
+            'find', repo_name, '-name ".git"', '-prune', '-o', '-print0',
+            # reset access and modification timestamps
+            '-exec', 'touch', '-t 197001010100', '{}', r'\;', '|',
+            # sort file list
+            'LC_ALL=C', 'sort', '--zero-terminated', '|',
+            # create tarball in GNU format with ownership reset
+            'tar', '--create', '--no-recursion', '--owner=0', '--group=0', '--numeric-owner', '--format=gnu',
+            '--null', '--files-from', '-', '|',
+            # compress tarball with gzip without original file name and timestamp
+            'gzip', '--no-name', '>', archive_path
+        ]
     run_shell_cmd(' '.join(tar_cmd), work_dir=tmpdir, hidden=True, verbose_dry_run=True)
 
     # cleanup (repo_name dir does not exist in dry run mode)
     remove(tmpdir)
 
-    return targetpath
+    return archive_path
 
 
 def move_file(path, target_path, force_in_dry_run=False):
diff --git a/test/framework/filetools.py b/test/framework/filetools.py
index bdd3f703de..91afdf79f1 100644
--- a/test/framework/filetools.py
+++ b/test/framework/filetools.py
@@ -2798,32 +2798,41 @@ def run_check():
             'url': 'git@github.com:easybuilders',
             'tag': 'tag_for_tests',
         }
-        git_repo = {'git_repo': 'git@github.com:easybuilders/testrepository.git'}  # Just to make the below shorter
+        string_args = {
+            'git_repo': 'git@github.com:easybuilders/testrepository.git',
+            'test_prefix': self.test_prefix,
+        }
+        reprod_tar_cmd_pattern = (
+            r' running shell command "find {} -name \".git\" -prune -o -print0 -exec touch -t 197001010100 {{}} \; |'
+            r' LC_ALL=C sort --zero-terminated | tar --create --no-recursion --owner=0 --group=0 --numeric-owner'
+            r' --format=gnu --null --files-from - | gzip --no-name > %(test_prefix)s/target/test.tar.gz'
+        )
+
         expected = '\n'.join([
             r'  running shell command "git clone --depth 1 --branch tag_for_tests %(git_repo)s"',
-            r"  \(in /.*\)",
-            r'  running shell command "tar cfvz .*/target/test.tar.gz --exclude .git testrepository"',
-            r"  \(in /.*\)",
-        ]) % git_repo
+            r"  \(in .*/tmp.*\)",
+            reprod_tar_cmd_pattern.format("testrepository"),
+            r"  \(in .*/tmp.*\)",
+        ]) % string_args
         run_check()
 
         git_config['clone_into'] = 'test123'
         expected = '\n'.join([
             r'  running shell command "git clone --depth 1 --branch tag_for_tests %(git_repo)s test123"',
-            r"  \(in /.*\)",
-            r'  running shell command "tar cfvz .*/target/test.tar.gz --exclude .git test123"',
-            r"  \(in /.*\)",
-        ]) % git_repo
+            r"  \(in .*/tmp.*\)",
+            reprod_tar_cmd_pattern.format("test123"),
+            r"  \(in .*/tmp.*\)",
+        ]) % string_args
         run_check()
         del git_config['clone_into']
 
         git_config['recursive'] = True
         expected = '\n'.join([
             r'  running shell command "git clone --depth 1 --branch tag_for_tests --recursive %(git_repo)s"',
-            r"  \(in /.*\)",
-            r'  running shell command "tar cfvz .*/target/test.tar.gz --exclude .git testrepository"',
-            r"  \(in /.*\)",
-        ]) % git_repo
+            r"  \(in .*/tmp.*\)",
+            reprod_tar_cmd_pattern.format("testrepository"),
+            r"  \(in .*/tmp.*\)",
+        ]) % string_args
         run_check()
 
         git_config['recurse_submodules'] = ['!vcflib', '!sdsl-lite']
@@ -2831,9 +2840,9 @@ def run_check():
             '  running shell command "git clone --depth 1 --branch tag_for_tests --recursive'
             + ' --recurse-submodules=\'!vcflib\' --recurse-submodules=\'!sdsl-lite\' %(git_repo)s"',
             r"  \(in .*/tmp.*\)",
-            r'  running shell command "tar cfvz .*/target/test.tar.gz --exclude .git testrepository"',
+            reprod_tar_cmd_pattern.format("testrepository"),
             r"  \(in .*/tmp.*\)",
-        ]) % git_repo
+        ]) % string_args
         run_check()
 
         git_config['extra_config_params'] = [
@@ -2845,9 +2854,9 @@ def run_check():
             + ' clone --depth 1 --branch tag_for_tests --recursive'
             + ' --recurse-submodules=\'!vcflib\' --recurse-submodules=\'!sdsl-lite\' %(git_repo)s"',
             r"  \(in .*/tmp.*\)",
-            r'  running shell command "tar cfvz .*/target/test.tar.gz --exclude .git testrepository"',
+            reprod_tar_cmd_pattern.format("testrepository"),
             r"  \(in .*/tmp.*\)",
-        ]) % git_repo
+        ]) % string_args
         run_check()
         del git_config['recurse_submodules']
         del git_config['extra_config_params']
@@ -2855,10 +2864,10 @@ def run_check():
         git_config['keep_git_dir'] = True
         expected = '\n'.join([
             r'  running shell command "git clone --branch tag_for_tests --recursive %(git_repo)s"',
-            r"  \(in /.*\)",
+            r"  \(in .*/tmp.*\)",
             r'  running shell command "tar cfvz .*/target/test.tar.gz testrepository"',
-            r"  \(in /.*\)",
-        ]) % git_repo
+            r"  \(in .*/tmp.*\)",
+        ]) % string_args
         run_check()
         del git_config['keep_git_dir']
 
@@ -2866,24 +2875,23 @@ def run_check():
         git_config['commit'] = '8456f86'
         expected = '\n'.join([
             r'  running shell command "git clone --no-checkout %(git_repo)s"',
-            r"  \(in /.*\)",
+            r"  \(in .*/tmp.*\)",
             r'  running shell command "git checkout 8456f86 && git submodule update --init --recursive"',
-            r"  \(in /.*/testrepository\)",
-            r'  running shell command "tar cfvz .*/target/test.tar.gz --exclude .git testrepository"',
-            r"  \(in /.*\)",
-        ]) % git_repo
+            r"  \(in testrepository\)",
+            reprod_tar_cmd_pattern.format("testrepository"),
+            r"  \(in .*/tmp.*\)",
+        ]) % string_args
         run_check()
 
         git_config['recurse_submodules'] = ['!vcflib', '!sdsl-lite']
         expected = '\n'.join([
             r'  running shell command "git clone --no-checkout %(git_repo)s"',
             r"  \(in .*/tmp.*\)",
-            '  running shell command "git checkout 8456f86 && git submodule update --init --recursive'
-            + ' --recurse-submodules=\'!vcflib\' --recurse-submodules=\'!sdsl-lite\'"',
-            r"  \(in /.*/testrepository\)",
-            r'  running shell command "tar cfvz .*/target/test.tar.gz --exclude .git testrepository"',
+            r'  running shell command "git checkout 8456f86"',
+            r"  \(in testrepository\)",
+            reprod_tar_cmd_pattern.format("testrepository"),
             r"  \(in .*/tmp.*\)",
-        ]) % git_repo
+        ]) % string_args
         run_check()
 
         del git_config['recursive']
@@ -2893,9 +2901,9 @@ def run_check():
             r"  \(in /.*\)",
             r'  running shell command "git checkout 8456f86"',
             r"  \(in /.*/testrepository\)",
-            r'  running shell command "tar cfvz .*/target/test.tar.gz --exclude .git testrepository"',
+            reprod_tar_cmd_pattern.format("testrepository"),
             r"  \(in /.*\)",
-        ]) % git_repo
+        ]) % string_args
         run_check()
 
         # Test with real data.