diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/builder.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/builder.sh
index 07a6d756dd09..fa4d2c98859d 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/builder.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@ source $stdenv/setup
 
 installPhase() {
    make install
-   cd lib/uuid; make install
+   # oh this is fugly and should actually be fixed in e2fsprogs
+   ensureDir $out/man/man3
+   make -C lib/blkid install
+   make -C lib/e2p install
+   make -C lib/et install
+   make -C lib/ext2fs install
+   make -C lib/ss install
+   make -C lib/uuid install
 }
 
 installPhase=installPhase