diff --git a/tools/e2fsprogs/Makefile b/tools/e2fsprogs/Makefile
index 6b105ed9a8..f760710c5b 100644
--- a/tools/e2fsprogs/Makefile
+++ b/tools/e2fsprogs/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--disable-nls \
 	--enable-threads=pth \
 	--disable-fuse2fs \
-	--with-crond-dir=no
+	--with-crond-dir=no \
+	--enable-libblkid
 
 # The following uses pkg-config the wrong way around. Just override it.
 HOST_CONFIGURE_VARS += \