diff --git a/lfs/wget b/lfs/wget
index 2c750bf65..774928bdc 100644
--- a/lfs/wget
+++ b/lfs/wget
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ include Config
 VER        = 1.19.2
 
 THISAPP    = wget-$(VER)
-DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.xz
+DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
 DL_FROM    = $(URL_IPFIRE)
 DIR_APP    = $(DIR_SRC)/$(THISAPP)
 TARGET     = $(DIR_INFO)/$(THISAPP)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ $(subst %,%_MD5,$(objects)) :
 
 $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
-	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar Jxf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
+	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar axf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
 
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure \
 		--prefix=/usr \