diff --git a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
index 0633db4eef..b9ad1f0e16 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ conf_files="/etc/mke2fs.conf"
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi
 }
+do_check() {
+	ln -sfv /tools/lib/lib{blk,uu}id.so.1 lib
+	make LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/tools/lib check
+}
 post_install() {
 	# Remove stuff belonging to libblkid or libuuid pkgs.
 	find ${DESTDIR} -name \*blkid\* -o -name \*findfs\* \