diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index ee8f47aef98b..dd6486097e1d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ KBUILD_LDFLAGS		+= -m $(ld-emul)
 
 ifdef need-compiler
 CHECKFLAGS += $(shell $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -dM -E -x c /dev/null | \
-	egrep -vw '__GNUC_(MINOR_|PATCHLEVEL_)?_' | \
+	grep -E -vw '__GNUC_(MINOR_|PATCHLEVEL_)?_' | \
 	sed -e "s/^\#define /-D'/" -e "s/ /'='/" -e "s/$$/'/" -e 's/\$$/&&/g')
 endif
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile b/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile
index f72658b3a53f..1f7d5c6c10b0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ KCOV_INSTRUMENT := n
 
 # Check that we don't have PIC 'jalr t9' calls left
 quiet_cmd_vdso_mips_check = VDSOCHK $@
-      cmd_vdso_mips_check = if $(OBJDUMP) --disassemble $@ | egrep -h "jalr.*t9" > /dev/null; \
+      cmd_vdso_mips_check = if $(OBJDUMP) --disassemble $@ | grep -E -h "jalr.*t9" > /dev/null; \
 		       then (echo >&2 "$@: PIC 'jalr t9' calls are not supported"; \
 			     rm -f $@; /bin/false); fi