diff --git a/extract-symvers.py b/extract-symvers.py
index 6776c14..c155836 100644
--- a/extract-symvers.py
+++ b/extract-symvers.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import struct
 import sys
 import StringIO
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 from optparse import OptionParser
 
 # gzip.GzipFile is being unhelpful trying to read another gzip
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@ def __init__(self, file, base, endian, ptr_size):
             # contain what looks like a gzip header much later.
             if index != -1 and float(index) / len(kernel) < 0.01:
                 kernel = gzip.GzipFile(fileobj=StringIO.StringIO(kernel[index:])).read()
+            else:
+                index = kernel.rfind(b'\xfd\x37\x7a\x58\x5a\x00')   # XZ marker
+                if index != -1 and float(index) / len(kernel) < 0.1:
+                    p = Popen("xz -dc", shell=True, stdin=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, stdout=PIPE)
+                    kernel = p.communicate(input=StringIO.StringIO(kernel[index:]).read())[0]
             self.kernel = kernel
             self.size = len(self.kernel)
             self.base = base
@@ -91,14 +97,16 @@ def scan_symsearch(self):
                         raise ScanFailException()
                     off += 4
                     symsearch[EXPORT_TYPE[i]] = ptrs
-
+                    # print "Offset = %x" % (offset)
                 return symsearch
             except ScanFailException:
                 pass
+            # print "Offset = %x" % (offset)
             offset += self.ptr_bytes
 
     def symbols(self):
         symsearch = self.scan_symsearch()
+        # print symsearch
         for t, s in symsearch.items():
             crc_off = s['crcs'] - self.base
             for offset in range(s['start'] - self.base, s['stop'] - self.base, self.ptr_bytes * 2):
@@ -132,6 +140,7 @@ def main():
         exit(1)
 
     kernel = KernelImage(args[0], int(options.base, 16), options.endian, int(options.bits))
+    # print "Got the Kernel"
     for s, crc, t in kernel.symbols():
         print "0x%08x\t%s\tvmlinux\t%s" % (crc, s, t)