diff --git a/lfs/qemu b/lfs/qemu
index 0a8cdb544..d202f0d23 100644
--- a/lfs/qemu
+++ b/lfs/qemu
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ include Config
 VER        = 4.1.0
 
 THISAPP    = qemu-$(VER)
-DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.bz2
+DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.xz
 DL_FROM    = $(URL_IPFIRE)
 DIR_APP    = $(DIR_SRC)/$(THISAPP)
 TARGET     = $(DIR_INFO)/$(THISAPP)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 5862fc984bb955c4c24427d3bceddca5
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = cdf2b5ca52b9abac9bacb5842fa420f8
 
 install : $(TARGET)