diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index db0b5e8..fbfee57 100755
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ default_unpack() {
 				msg "Unpacking $s..."
 				unlzma -c "$s" | tar -C "$srcdir" -x  \
 					|| return 1;;
+			*.tar.xz)
+				msg "Unpacking $s..."
+				unxz -c "$s" | tar -C "$srcdir" -x || return 1;;
 			*.zip)
 				msg "Unpacking $s..."
 				unzip "$s" -d "$srcdir" || return 1;;