diff --git a/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk b/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk
index e0c4ee26fd..0537521022 100644
--- a/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk
+++ b/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk
@@ -118,5 +118,14 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_FINDFS),y)
 E2FSPROGS_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += E2FSPROGS_TARGET_FINDFS_SYMLINK
 endif
 
+# systemd really wants to have fsck in /sbin
+define E2FSPROGS_TARGET_FSCK_SYMLINK
+	ln -sf ../usr/sbin/fsck $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/fsck
+endef
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_FSCK),y)
+E2FSPROGS_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += E2FSPROGS_TARGET_FSCK_SYMLINK
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))