--- b/devel/e2fsprogs-libss/Makefile	
+++ b/devel/e2fsprogs-libss/Makefile	
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ FILESDIR=	${.CURDIR}/files
 PKGDIR=		${.CURDIR}
 
 pre-build:
-	(cd ${WRKSRC}/lib/ss && compile_et ss_err.et && \
+	(cd ${WRKSRC}/lib/et && ${GMAKE} compile_et )
+	(cd ${WRKSRC}/lib/ss && ../et/compile_et ss_err.et && \
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -f ${FILESDIR}/fix-ss_err.h.sed ss_err.h)
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"