diff --git a/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_sickbeard b/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_sickbeard
index e960023a74..5531367dd9 100755
--- a/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_sickbeard
+++ b/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_sickbeard
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ echo "cleaning sources..."
   rm -rf SickBeard-$GIT_REV/.git
 
 echo "packing sources..."
-  tar cvjf SickBeard-$GIT_REV.tar.bz2 SickBeard-$GIT_REV
+  tar cvJf SickBeard-$GIT_REV.tar.xz SickBeard-$GIT_REV
 
 echo "remove temporary sourcedir..."
   rm -rf SickBeard-$GIT_REV