diff --git a/packages/compress/zlib/package.mk b/packages/compress/zlib/package.mk
index 15495c00c7..4c9744f978 100644
--- a/packages/compress/zlib/package.mk
+++ b/packages/compress/zlib/package.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="OSS"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.zlib.net"
-PKG_URL="http://www.zlib.net/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"
+PKG_URL="http://www.zlib.net/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
 PKG_DEPENDS=""
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain"
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS_HOST=""