diff --git a/contrib/seeds/README.md b/contrib/seeds/README.md
index afe902fd7f..139c03181f 100644
--- a/contrib/seeds/README.md
+++ b/contrib/seeds/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ and remove old versions as necessary.
 
 The seeds compiled into the release are created from sipa's DNS seed data, like this:
 
-    curl -s http://bitcoin.sipa.be/seeds.txt > seeds_main.txt
+    curl -s http://bitcoin.sipa.be/seeds.txt.gz | gzip -dc > seeds_main.txt
     python3 makeseeds.py < seeds_main.txt > nodes_main.txt
     python3 generate-seeds.py . > ../../src/chainparamsseeds.h