diff --git a/util/manifests/init.pp b/util/manifests/init.pp
index 5399fde..cee731f 100644
--- a/util/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/util/manifests/init.pp
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ define util::extract::tar(
         "bz2","tbz": {
             $cat = "bzcat"
         }
+        "xz": {
+            $cat = "xzcat"
+        }
         default: {
             fail("unknown file type")
         }