diff --git a/fish.spec.in b/fish.spec.in
index 0559c175c..c0b7062b4 100644
--- a/fish.spec.in
+++ b/fish.spec.in
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ License:                GPL-2.0
 Group:                  System/Shells
 URL:                    https://fishshell.com/
 
-Source0:                %{name}_@VERSION@.orig.tar.gz
-BuildRequires:          ncurses-devel gettext gcc-c++ autoconf
+Source0:                %{name}_@VERSION@.orig.tar.xz
+BuildRequires:          ncurses-devel gettext gcc-c++ autoconf xz
 
 %if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 8
 BuildRequires: cmake3