diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6efc0f22..a903563f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ archive:
 	@make Changelog
 	@rm -rf ${PKGNAME}-$(VERSION)/
 	@python setup.py sdist --formats=bztar > /dev/null
-	@echo "The archive is in dist/${PKGNAME}-$(VERSION).tar.gz"
+	@echo "The archive is in dist/${PKGNAME}-$(VERSION).tar.bz2"
 
 srpm: archive
 	@rm -f $(SRPM)