diff --git a/utils/datasets.py b/utils/datasets.py
index 68b1e634bebf..ac81603c7d34 100755
--- a/utils/datasets.py
+++ b/utils/datasets.py
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ def hub_ops(f, max_dim=1920):
             im_height, im_width = im.shape[:2]
             r = max_dim / max(im_height, im_width)  # ratio
             if r < 1.0:  # image too large
-                im = cv2.resize(im, (int(im_width * r), int(im_height * r)), interpolation=cv2.INTER_LINEAR)
+                im = cv2.resize(im, (int(im_width * r), int(im_height * r)), interpolation=cv2.INTER_AREA)
             cv2.imwrite(str(f_new), im)
 
     zipped, data_dir, yaml_path = unzip(Path(path))