diff --git a/base/dietlibc/parse-config-9 b/base/dietlibc/parse-config-9
index 3a6b87759..af4b63772 100644
--- a/base/dietlibc/parse-config-9
+++ b/base/dietlibc/parse-config-9
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ if [ "$pkg_dietlibc_useit" = 1 ]; then
 	esac
 
 	case "$pkg" in
-		sed|lilo|findutils|net-tools|dropbear|udev|rng-tools|udhcp|psmisc|busybox)
+		sed|lilo|findutils|net-tools|dropbear|udev|rng-tools|udhcp|psmisc|busybox|e2fsprogs)
 			add_lib "-lcompat"
 			;;
 		coreutils)