diff --git a/package/kexec/kexec.mk b/package/kexec/kexec.mk
index a8192f750e..6510b172dc 100644
--- a/package/kexec/kexec.mk
+++ b/package/kexec/kexec.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 # kexec
 #
 #############################################################
-KEXEC_VERSION = 2.0.3
-KEXEC_SOURCE = kexec-tools-$(KEXEC_VERSION).tar.bz2
+
+KEXEC_VERSION = 2.0.4
+KEXEC_SOURCE = kexec-tools-$(KEXEC_VERSION).tar.xz
 KEXEC_SITE = $(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/linux/utils/kernel/kexec
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_KEXEC_ZLIB),y)