diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 1749bade85..991dde9c1a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -3027,9 +3027,9 @@ (define-public lm-sensors
                (("cat ")
                 (string-append (assoc-ref inputs "coreutils")
                                "/bin/cat "))
-               (("egrep ")
+               (("grep ")
                 (string-append (assoc-ref inputs "grep")
-                               "/bin/egrep "))
+                               "/bin/grep "))
                (("sed -e")
                 (string-append (assoc-ref inputs "sed")
                                "/bin/sed -e"))