diff --git a/package_linux.sh b/package_linux.sh
index 64115144..6e2d4a93 100644
--- a/package_linux.sh
+++ b/package_linux.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ apt install tar -y || exit 1
 
 mkdir -p "$script_dir/$out_dir/$1"
 
-archive_file="$script_dir/$out_dir/$1/emu-linux-$1.tar.gz"
+archive_file="$script_dir/$out_dir/$1/emu-linux-$1.tar.bz2"
 [[ -f "$archive_file" ]] && rm -f "$archive_file"
 tar -C "$script_dir/$build_base_dir" -c -j -vf "$archive_file" "$1"