--- a/gen_compile.sh	
+++ a/gen_compile.sh	
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ compile_e2fsprogs() {
 			gen_die "e2fsprogs directory ${E2FSPROGS_DIR} invalid"
 		cd "${E2FSPROGS_DIR}"
 		print_info 1 'e2fsprogs: >> Configuring...'
-		LDFLAGS=-static ./configure >> ${LOGFILE} 2>&1 ||
+		LDFLAGS=-static ./configure --host=${MACHTYPE}>> ${LOGFILE} 2>&1 ||
 			gen_die 'Configuring e2fsprogs failed!'
 		print_info 1 'e2fsprogs: >> Compiling...'
 		MAKE=${UTILS_MAKE} MAKEOPTS="${MAKEOPTS} -j1" compile_generic "" ""