diff --git a/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml b/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml
index 7ff43ed47..f008a4832 100644
--- a/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml
+++ b/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
sed -i -e 's@/bin/rm@/tools&@' lib/blkid/test_probe.in
+ sed -i -e 's@(test_ss@(LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(LIB) ./test_ss@' lib/ss/Makefile.in
+
The E2fsprogs documentation recommends that the package be built in
a subdirectory of the source tree: