diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_deps.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_deps.sh
index 708cb5429633..7424a1f5babc 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_deps.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_deps.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pass_libs=()
 pass_cnt=0
 
 # Get all TARGETS from selftests Makefile
-targets=$(egrep "^TARGETS +|^TARGETS =" Makefile | cut -d "=" -f2)
+targets=$(grep -E "^TARGETS +|^TARGETS =" Makefile | cut -d "=" -f2)
 
 # Single test case
 if [ $# -eq 2 ]