diff -Nur /var/tmp/portage/sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.40.9/work/e2fsprogs-1.40.9/lib/Makefile.library /root/e2fsprogs-1.40.9/lib/Makefile.library
--- lib/Makefile.library	2008-04-23 20:56:25.000000000 +0200
+++ lib/Makefile.library	2008-07-21 19:29:23.000000000 +0200
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 clean::
 	@$(RM) -f subdirs
+$(LIBRARY).a: ALL_CFLAGS += -fPIC
 
 $(LIBRARY).a: $(OBJS)
 	@echo "	GEN_LIB $@"