diff --git a/tools/checkout-deps.sh b/tools/checkout-deps.sh
index d76b68000b..28ce43c63a 100755
--- a/tools/checkout-deps.sh
+++ b/tools/checkout-deps.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ done
 ismac=0
 iswin=0
 
-archive_ext=tar.gz
+archive_ext=tar.xz
 decomp="tar xf"
 
 if [ `uname` = "Darwin" ]; then