diff --git a/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_linux_balloc.c b/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_linux_balloc.c
index 435661bb57d..dcbd346497e 100644
--- a/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_linux_balloc.c
+++ b/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_linux_balloc.c
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@
 #include <gnu/ext2fs/ext2_fs_sb.h>
 #include <gnu/ext2fs/fs.h>
 
-#ifdef __i386__
-#include <gnu/ext2fs/i386-bitops.h>
-#elif __alpha__
+#ifdef __alpha__
 #include <gnu/ext2fs/alpha-bitops.h>
+#elif __i386__
+#include <gnu/ext2fs/i386-bitops.h>
+#elif __ia64__
+#include <gnu/ext2fs/ia64-bitops.h>
 #else
 #error Provide a bitops.h file, please!
 #endif
diff --git a/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_linux_ialloc.c b/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_linux_ialloc.c
index 64d96b21104..faa0ba97e8c 100644
--- a/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_linux_ialloc.c
+++ b/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_linux_ialloc.c
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@
 #include <gnu/ext2fs/fs.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
-#ifdef __i386__
-#include <gnu/ext2fs/i386-bitops.h>
-#elif  __alpha__
+#ifdef  __alpha__
 #include <gnu/ext2fs/alpha-bitops.h>
+#elif __i386__
+#include <gnu/ext2fs/i386-bitops.h>
+#elif __ia64__
+#include <gnu/ext2fs/ia64-bitops.h>
 #else
 #error please provide bit operation functions
 #endif
diff --git a/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ia64-bitops.h b/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ia64-bitops.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c648b3fa36b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ia64-bitops.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/* $FreeBSD$ */
+
+#ifndef _GNU_EXT2FS_BITOPS_H_
+#define _GNU_EXT2FS_BITOPS_H_
+
+#define	find_first_zero_bit(addr, size)		find_next_zero_bit(addr,size,0)
+ 
+static __inline int
+clear_bit(int no, void *addr)
+{
+	panic("ext2fs: clear_bit() unimplemented");
+	return (0);
+}
+
+static __inline int
+set_bit(int no, void *addr)
+{
+	panic("ext2fs: set_bit() unimplemented");
+	return (0);
+}
+
+static __inline int
+test_bit(int no, void *addr)
+{
+	panic("ext2fs: clear_bit() unimplemented");
+	return (0);
+}
+
+static __inline size_t
+find_next_zero_bit(void *addr, size_t size, size_t ofs)
+{
+	panic("ext2fs: find_next_zero_bit() unimplemented");
+	return (0);
+}
+
+static __inline void *
+memscan(void *addr, int c, size_t sz)
+{
+	panic("ext2fs: memscan() unimplemented");
+	return (addr);
+}
+
+#endif /* _GNU_EXT2FS_BITOPS_H_ */
diff --git a/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_linux_balloc.c b/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_linux_balloc.c
index 435661bb57d..dcbd346497e 100644
--- a/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_linux_balloc.c
+++ b/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_linux_balloc.c
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@
 #include <gnu/ext2fs/ext2_fs_sb.h>
 #include <gnu/ext2fs/fs.h>
 
-#ifdef __i386__
-#include <gnu/ext2fs/i386-bitops.h>
-#elif __alpha__
+#ifdef __alpha__
 #include <gnu/ext2fs/alpha-bitops.h>
+#elif __i386__
+#include <gnu/ext2fs/i386-bitops.h>
+#elif __ia64__
+#include <gnu/ext2fs/ia64-bitops.h>
 #else
 #error Provide a bitops.h file, please!
 #endif
diff --git a/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_linux_ialloc.c b/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_linux_ialloc.c
index 64d96b21104..faa0ba97e8c 100644
--- a/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_linux_ialloc.c
+++ b/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_linux_ialloc.c
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@
 #include <gnu/ext2fs/fs.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
-#ifdef __i386__
-#include <gnu/ext2fs/i386-bitops.h>
-#elif  __alpha__
+#ifdef  __alpha__
 #include <gnu/ext2fs/alpha-bitops.h>
+#elif __i386__
+#include <gnu/ext2fs/i386-bitops.h>
+#elif __ia64__
+#include <gnu/ext2fs/ia64-bitops.h>
 #else
 #error please provide bit operation functions
 #endif