diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index aa52068794..750111f4e1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -3541,9 +3541,9 @@ (define-public lm-sensors
                (("cat ")
                 (string-append (assoc-ref inputs "coreutils")
                                "/bin/cat "))
-               (("grep ")
+               (("e?grep " match)
                 (string-append (assoc-ref inputs "grep")
-                               "/bin/grep "))
+                               "/bin/" match))
                (("sed -e")
                 (string-append (assoc-ref inputs "sed")
                                "/bin/sed -e"))