--- b/devel/e2fsprogs-libss/Makefile	
+++ b/devel/e2fsprogs-libss/Makefile	
@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${INSTALL_WRKSRC}/ss.h
 
 OPTIONS_EXCLUDE=	DOCS EXAMPLES IPV6 NLS
+OPTIONS_SINGLE=	KRBSUPP
+OPTIONS_SINGLE_KRBSUPP=	KRBSUPP_BASE KRBSUPP_MIT
+OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	KRBSUPP_BASE
+KRBSUPP_BASE_DESC=	Use kerberos support tools from base
+KRBSUPP_MIT_DESC=	Use kerberos support tools from MIT krb5
+KRBSUPP_MIT_LDFLAGS=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib -Wl,-rpath,${LOCALBASE}/lib
+KRBSUPP_MIT_BUILD_DEPENDS=	krb5>0:security/krb5
+KRBSUPP_MIT_RUN_DEPENDS=	krb5>0:security/krb5
+
+COMPILE_ET_CMD=	${"${PORT_OPTIONS:MKRBSUPP_BASE}" != "" \
+		:?/usr/bin:${LOCALBASE}/bin}/compile_et
+
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-elf-shlibs
 MASTERDIR=	${.CURDIR}/../../sysutils/e2fsprogs
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
@@ -22,7 +34,7 @@ FILESDIR=	${.CURDIR}/files
 PKGDIR=		${.CURDIR}
 
 pre-build:
-	(cd ${WRKSRC}/lib/ss && compile_et ss_err.et && \
+	(cd ${WRKSRC}/lib/ss && ${COMPILE_ET_CMD} ss_err.et && \
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -f ${FILESDIR}/fix-ss_err.h.sed ss_err.h)
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"