diff --git a/include/rssfuncs.php b/include/rssfuncs.php
index 537a4c338..d4b6e26ea 100644
--- a/include/rssfuncs.php
+++ b/include/rssfuncs.php
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@
 					_debug("update_rss_feed: fetch done.");
 				}
 
+				$feed_data = gzdecode($feed_data);
+
 			}
 
 			if (!$feed_data) {