diff --git a/libs/libxx/uClibc++.defs b/libs/libxx/uClibc++.defs
index 175a6e75b3..f9505fccfe 100644
--- a/libs/libxx/uClibc++.defs
+++ b/libs/libxx/uClibc++.defs
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 VERSION=0.2.5
 
 $(TOPDIR)/include/uClibc++:
-	$(Q) curl -O -L https://git.busybox.net/uClibc++/snapshot/uClibc++-$(VERSION).tar.gz
-	$(Q) tar -xzf uClibc++-$(VERSION).tar.gz
-	$(Q) $(DELFILE) uClibc++-$(VERSION).tar.gz
+	$(Q) curl -O -L https://git.busybox.net/uClibc++/snapshot/uClibc++-$(VERSION).tar.bz2
+	$(Q) tar -xf uClibc++-$(VERSION).tar.bz2
+	$(Q) $(DELFILE) uClibc++-$(VERSION).tar.bz2
 	$(Q) mv uClibc++-$(VERSION) uClibc++
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(CURDIR)/uClibc++/include $(TOPDIR)/include/uClibc++
 	$(Q) $(COPYFILE) $(CURDIR)/system_configuration.h $(TOPDIR)/include/uClibc++