diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/default.nix
index bf5c6e81303..80d47694788 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     then ""
     else "--enable-elf-shlibs";
   preInstall = "installFlagsArray=('LN=ln -s')";
-  #postInstall = "make install-libs";
+  postInstall = "make install-libs";
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE =
     if stdenv ? isDietLibC then
       "-UHAVE_SYS_PRCTL_H " +