diff --git a/fs/ext2/Config.in b/fs/ext2/Config.in
index ec1b5f2c55..9c58ac62ed 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/Config.in
+++ b/fs/ext2/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2
 	bool "ext2/3/4 root filesystem"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_MKE2IMG
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_E2FSPROGS
 	help
 	  Build an ext2/3/4 root filesystem
 
diff --git a/fs/ext2/ext2.mk b/fs/ext2/ext2.mk
index 8a648dd66c..ff04b78efb 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/ext2.mk
+++ b/fs/ext2/ext2.mk
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@ EXT2_LABEL := $(subst ",,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_LABEL))
 #" Syntax highlighting... :-/ )
 
 EXT2_OPTS = \
-	-G $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_GEN) \
-	-R $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_REV) \
-	-B 1024 \
-	-b $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_BLOCKS) \
-	-i $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_INODES) \
-	-r $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_RESBLKS) \
-	-l "$(EXT2_LABEL)"
+	-d $(TARGET_DIR) \
+	-r $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_REV) \
+	-N $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_INODES) \
+	-m $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_RESBLKS) \
+	-L "$(EXT2_LABEL)"
 
-ROOTFS_EXT2_DEPENDENCIES = host-mke2img
+ROOTFS_EXT2_DEPENDENCIES = host-e2fsprogs
 
 define ROOTFS_EXT2_CMD
-	PATH=$(BR_PATH) mke2img -d $(TARGET_DIR) $(EXT2_OPTS) -o $@
+	rm -f $@
+	$(HOST_DIR)/usr/sbin/mkfs.ext$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_GEN) $(EXT2_OPTS) $@ \
+		 $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_BLOCKS)
 endef
 
 rootfs-ext2-symlink: