diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/default.nix
index 2cf2c7ee6ed1..99873ed031a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     url = http://catamaran.labs.cs.uu.nl/dist/tarballs/e2fsprogs-1.36.tar.gz;
     md5 = "1804ee96b76e5e7113fe3cecd6fe582b";
   };
-  configureFlags = "--enable-dynamic-e2fsck";
+  configureFlags = "--enable-dynamic-e2fsck --enable-elf-shlibs";
   buildInputs = [gettext];
 }