diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/postactions.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/postactions.py
index ecdddd2d40..2a08129d6c 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/postactions.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/postactions.py
@@ -62,17 +62,16 @@ def get_artifacts_list(target, raw_list):
     return result
 
 def retrieve_test_artifacts(target, artifacts_list, target_dir):
+    import io, subprocess
     local_artifacts_dir = os.path.join(target_dir, "artifacts")
-    for artifact_path in artifacts_list:
-        if not os.path.isabs(artifact_path):
-            bb.warn(f"{artifact_path} is not an absolute path")
-            continue
-        try:
-            dest_dir = os.path.join(local_artifacts_dir, os.path.dirname(artifact_path[1:]))
-            os.makedirs(dest_dir, exist_ok=True)
-            target.copyFrom(artifact_path, dest_dir)
-        except Exception as e:
-            bb.warn(f"Can not retrieve {artifact_path} from test target: {e}")
+    try:
+        cmd = "tar zcf - " + " ".join(artifacts_list)
+        (status, output) = target.run(cmd, raw = True)
+        if status != 0 or not output:
+            raise Exception("Error while fetching compressed artifacts")
+        p = subprocess.run(["tar", "zxf", "-", "-C", local_artifacts_dir], input=output)
+    except Exception as e:
+        bb.warn(f"Can not retrieve {artifact_path} from test target: {e}")
 
 def list_and_fetch_failed_tests_artifacts(d, tc):
     artifacts_list = get_artifacts_list(tc.target, d.getVar("TESTIMAGE_FAILED_QA_ARTIFACTS"))