diff --git a/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_xbmc b/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_xbmc
index 1f1d3ee8da..9c6d14ec18 100755
--- a/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_xbmc
+++ b/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_xbmc
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ echo "cleaning sources..."
   rm -r $PKG_NAME-$GIT_REV/xbmc/visualizations/XBMCProjectM/win32
 
 echo "packing sources..."
-  tar cvjf $PKG_NAME-$GIT_REV.tar.bz2 $PKG_NAME-$GIT_REV
-  tar cvjf $PKG_NAME-theme-Confluence-$GIT_REV.tar.bz2 $PKG_NAME-theme-Confluence-$GIT_REV
+  tar cvJf $PKG_NAME-$GIT_REV.tar.xz $PKG_NAME-$GIT_REV
+  tar cvJf $PKG_NAME-theme-Confluence-$GIT_REV.tar.xz $PKG_NAME-theme-Confluence-$GIT_REV
 
 echo "remove temporary sourcedir..."
   rm -rf $PKG_NAME-$GIT_REV