diff --git a/tools/file/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/file/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e7cba74..8ef7300c 100644
--- a/tools/file/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/file/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 function(tool_assets args)
   add_custom_target(assets
-    COMMAND tar -C ./assets -cvf assets.zip *
+    COMMAND tar -C ./assets -czvf assets.tar.gz *
     DEPENDS ${ARGV}
     COMMENT "Compressing Assets"
   )