diff --git a/package/e2fsprogs/Config.in b/package/e2fsprogs/Config.in
index d1914a9..03a17c9 100644
--- a/package/e2fsprogs/Config.in
+++ b/package/e2fsprogs/Config.in
@@ -1,101 +1,72 @@
-config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS
+menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS
 	bool "e2fsprogs"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # util-linux/libblkid
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBBLKID
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBUUID
 	help
 	  The EXT2 file system utilities.
 
-	  http://e2fsprogs.sf.net
+	  The following programs are always built and installed:
+	  badblocks chattr debugfs dumpe2fs e2freefrag e2fsck e2image
+	  e2undo e4crypt e4defrag filefrag fsck fuse2fs logsave lsattr
+	  mke2fs mklost+found resize2fs tune2fs
 
-if BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS
+	  The uuid utilities (uuidd, uuidgen) are not built. Use the
+	  ones from util-linux, instead.
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_BADBLOCKS
-	bool "badblocks"
-	default y
+	  Other programs can be selected individually.
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_CHATTR
-	bool "chattr"
-	default y
+	  http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net/
+
+if BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_DEBUGFS
 	bool "debugfs"
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_DUMPE2FS
-	bool "dumpe2fs"
-	default y
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_E2FREEFRAG
-	bool "e2freefrag"
-	default y
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_E2FSCK
-	bool "e2fsck"
-	default y
+	help
+	  ext2/ext3/ext4 file system debugger
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_E2IMAGE
 	bool "e2image"
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_E2LABEL
-	bool "e2label"
-	default y
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_E2UNDO
-	bool "e2undo"
-	default y
+	help
+	  Save critical ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem metadata to a file
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_E4DEFRAG
 	bool "e4defrag"
 	depends on !BR2_nios2 # fallocate not implemented
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC # sync_file_range not impl
+	help
+	  Online defragmenter for ext4 filesystem
 
 comment "e4defrag needs a glibc or musl toolchain"
+	depends on !BR2_nios2
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_FILEFRAG
-	bool "filefrag"
-	default y
-
 config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_FSCK
 	bool "fsck"
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_FSCK
 	default y
+	help
+	  Check and repair a Linux file system. This is a wrapper around
+	  the filesystem-specific fsck tools.
+
+comment "the fsck from util-linux has preference over this one"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_FSCK
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_FUSE2FS
 	bool "fuse2fs"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # libfuse
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libfuse
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFUSE
+	help
+	  FUSE file system client for ext2/ext3/ext4 file systems
 
 comment "fuse2fs needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_LOGSAVE
-	bool "logsave"
-	default y
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_LSATTR
-	bool "lsattr"
-	default y
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_MKE2FS
-	bool "mke2fs"
-	default y
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_MKLOSTFOUND
-	bool "mklost+found"
-	default y
-
 config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_RESIZE2FS
 	bool "resize2fs"
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_TUNE2FS
-	bool "tune2fs"
-	default y
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_E2LABEL
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_UUIDGEN
-	bool "uuidgen"
 	default y
+	help
+	  ext2/ext3/ext4 file system resizer
 
 endif
diff --git a/package/e2fsprogs/Config.in.host b/package/e2fsprogs/Config.in.host
index de9148e..7591bbc 100644
--- a/package/e2fsprogs/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/e2fsprogs/Config.in.host
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_E2FSPROGS
 	bool "host e2fsprogs"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UTIL_LINUX
 	help
 	  The EXT2/3/4 file system utilities.
 
diff --git a/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk b/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk
index 3f235c5..2a73683 100644
--- a/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk
+++ b/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk
@@ -10,36 +10,60 @@ E2FSPROGS_SITE = $(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/linux/kernel/people/tytso/e2fsprogs/v$(E2F
 E2FSPROGS_LICENSE = GPL-2.0, BSD-3-Clause (libuuid), MIT-like with advertising clause (libss and libet)
 E2FSPROGS_LICENSE_FILES = NOTICE lib/uuid/COPYING lib/ss/mit-sipb-copyright.h lib/et/internal.h
 E2FSPROGS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+
+# Use libblkid and libuuid from util-linux for host and target packages.
+# This prevents overriding them with e2fsprogs' ones, which may cause
+# problems for other packages.
 E2FSPROGS_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf util-linux
-# we don't have a host-util-linux
-HOST_E2FSPROGS_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
+HOST_E2FSPROGS_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf host-util-linux
+
+# If both e2fsprogs and busybox are selected, make certain e2fsprogs
+# wins the fight over who gets to have their utils actually installed
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),y)
+E2FSPROGS_DEPENDENCIES += busybox
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_FUSE2FS),y)
+E2FSPROGS_DEPENDENCIES += libfuse
+endif
 
 # e4defrag doesn't build on older systems like RHEL5.x, and we don't
 # need it on the host anyway.
 # Disable fuse2fs as well to avoid carrying over deps, and it's unused
-HOST_E2FSPROGS_CONF_OPTS += --disable-defrag --disable-fuse2fs
+# Set the binary directories to "$(HOST_DIR)/bin" and "$(HOST_DIR)/sbin"
+# to match the target paths (the $(HOST_DIR) prefix is required because
+# passing DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) in the install command does not work).
+HOST_E2FSPROGS_CONF_OPTS = \
+	--disable-defrag \
+	--disable-fuse2fs \
+	--bindir=$(HOST_DIR)/bin \
+	--sbindir=$(HOST_DIR)/sbin \
+	--enable-symlink-install \
+	--disable-libblkid \
+	--disable-libuuid \
+	--disable-e2initrd-helper \
+	--disable-testio-debug \
+	--disable-rpath
 
+# Set the binary directories to "/bin" and "/sbin" to override programs
+# installed by busybox.
 E2FSPROGS_CONF_OPTS = \
-	$(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),,--enable-elf-shlibs) \
-	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_DEBUGFS),,--disable-debugfs) \
-	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_E2IMAGE),,--disable-imager) \
-	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_E4DEFRAG),,--disable-defrag) \
-	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_RESIZE2FS),,--disable-resizer) \
-	--disable-uuidd \
+	$(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),--disable-elf-shlibs,--enable-elf-shlibs) \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_DEBUGFS),--enable-debugfs,--disable-debugfs) \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_E2IMAGE),--enable-imager,--disable-imager) \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_E4DEFRAG),--enable-defrag,--disable-defrag) \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_FSCK),--enable-fsck,--disable-fsck) \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_FUSE2FS),--enable-fuse2fs,--disable-fuse2fs) \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_RESIZE2FS),--enable-resizer,--disable-resizer) \
+	--bindir=/bin \
+	--sbindir=/sbin \
+	--enable-symlink-install \
 	--disable-libblkid \
 	--disable-libuuid \
-	--enable-fsck \
 	--disable-e2initrd-helper \
 	--disable-testio-debug \
 	--disable-rpath
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_FUSE2FS),y)
-E2FSPROGS_CONF_OPTS += --enable-fuse2fs
-E2FSPROGS_DEPENDENCIES += libfuse
-else
-E2FSPROGS_CONF_OPTS += --disable-fuse2fs
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_nios2),y)
 E2FSPROGS_CONF_ENV += ac_cv_func_fallocate=no
 endif
@@ -56,17 +80,19 @@ HOST_E2FSPROGS_CONF_ENV += \
 	ac_cv_header_magic_h=no \
 	ac_cv_lib_magic_magic_file=no
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE)$(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),yy)
 # util-linux libuuid pulls in libintl if needed, so ensure we also
 # link against it, otherwise static linking fails
 E2FSPROGS_CONF_ENV += LIBS=-lintl
 endif
 
 E2FSPROGS_MAKE_OPTS = LDCONFIG=true
+
 E2FSPROGS_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS = \
 	DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) \
 	LDCONFIG=true \
 	install-libs
+
 E2FSPROGS_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS = \
 	DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) \
 	LDCONFIG=true \
@@ -76,90 +102,5 @@ define HOST_E2FSPROGS_INSTALL_CMDS
 	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) install install-libs
 endef
 
-# binaries to keep or remove
-E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_BADBLOCKS) += usr/sbin/badblocks
-E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_CHATTR) += usr/bin/chattr
-E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_DUMPE2FS) += usr/sbin/dumpe2fs
-E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_E2FREEFRAG) += usr/sbin/e2freefrag
-E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_E2FSCK) += usr/sbin/e2fsck
-E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_E2LABEL) += usr/sbin/e2label
-E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_E2UNDO) += usr/sbin/e2undo
-E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_E4DEFRAG) += usr/sbin/e4defrag
-E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_FILEFRAG) += usr/sbin/filefrag
-E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_FSCK) += usr/sbin/fsck
-E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_LOGSAVE) += usr/sbin/logsave
-E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_LSATTR) += usr/bin/lsattr
-E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_MKE2FS) += usr/sbin/mke2fs
-E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_MKLOSTFOUND) += usr/sbin/mklost+found
-E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_UUIDGEN) += usr/bin/uuidgen
-
-# files to remove
-E2FSPROGS_TXTTARGETS_ = \
-	usr/sbin/mkfs.ext[234] \
-	usr/sbin/mkfs.ext4dev \
-	usr/sbin/fsck.ext[234] \
-	usr/sbin/fsck.ext4dev \
-	usr/sbin/tune2fs
-
-define E2FSPROGS_TARGET_REMOVE_UNNEEDED
-	rm -f $(addprefix $(TARGET_DIR)/, $(E2FSPROGS_BINTARGETS_))
-	rm -f $(addprefix $(TARGET_DIR)/, $(E2FSPROGS_TXTTARGETS_))
-endef
-
-E2FSPROGS_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += E2FSPROGS_TARGET_REMOVE_UNNEEDED
-
-define E2FSPROGS_TARGET_MKE2FS_SYMLINKS
-	ln -sf mke2fs $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/mkfs.ext2
-	ln -sf mke2fs $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/mkfs.ext3
-	ln -sf mke2fs $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/mkfs.ext4
-	ln -sf mke2fs $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/mkfs.ext4dev
-endef
-
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_MKE2FS),y)
-E2FSPROGS_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += E2FSPROGS_TARGET_MKE2FS_SYMLINKS
-endif
-
-define E2FSPROGS_TARGET_E2FSCK_SYMLINKS
-	ln -sf e2fsck $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/fsck.ext2
-	ln -sf e2fsck $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/fsck.ext3
-	ln -sf e2fsck $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/fsck.ext4
-	ln -sf e2fsck $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/fsck.ext4dev
-endef
-
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_E2FSCK),y)
-E2FSPROGS_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += E2FSPROGS_TARGET_E2FSCK_SYMLINKS
-endif
-
-# If BusyBox is included, its configuration may supply its own variant
-# of ext2-related tools. Since Buildroot desires having full blown
-# variants take precedence (in this case, e2fsprogs), we want to remove
-# BusyBox's variant of e2fsprogs provided binaries. e2fsprogs targets
-# /usr/{bin,sbin} where BusyBox targets /{bin,sbin}. We will attempt to
-# remove BusyBox-generated ext2-related tools from /{bin,sbin}. We need
-# to do this in the pre-install stage to ensure we do not accidentally
-# remove e2fsprogs's binaries in usr-merged environments (ie. if they
-# are removed, they would be re-installed in this package's install
-# stage).
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),y)
-E2FSPROGS_DEPENDENCIES += busybox
-
-define E2FSPROGS_REMOVE_BUSYBOX_APPLETS
-	$(RM) -f $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/chattr
-	$(RM) -f $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/lsattr
-	$(RM) -f $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/fsck
-	$(RM) -f $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/tune2fs
-	$(RM) -f $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/e2label
-endef
-E2FSPROGS_PRE_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += E2FSPROGS_REMOVE_BUSYBOX_APPLETS
-endif
-
-define E2FSPROGS_TARGET_TUNE2FS_SYMLINK
-	ln -sf e2label $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/tune2fs
-endef
-
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_TUNE2FS),y)
-E2FSPROGS_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += E2FSPROGS_TARGET_TUNE2FS_SYMLINK
-endif
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))
