diff --git a/package.cpp b/package.cpp
index a27457471..ef29b5e09 100644
--- a/package.cpp
+++ b/package.cpp
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ KPluginInfo Package::metadata() const
 
                 if (mimeType->is("application/zip")) {
                     archive = new KZip(d->path);
-                } else if (mimeType->is("application/x-compressed-tar") ||
-                        mimeType->is("application/x-tar")|| mimeType->is("application/x-bzip-compressed-tar")) {
+                } else if (mimeType->is("application/x-compressed-tar") || mimeType->is("application/x-gzip") ||
+                           mimeType->is("application/x-tar") || mimeType->is("application/x-bzip-compressed-tar")) {
                     archive = new KTar(d->path);
                 } else {
                     kWarning() << "Could not open package file, unsupported archive format:" << d->path << mimeType->name();