diff --git a/package/grep/grep.mk b/package/grep/grep.mk
index cfbf2ec7b5..06d84ed5b9 100644
--- a/package/grep/grep.mk
+++ b/package/grep/grep.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ GREP_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/grep
 GREP_SOURCE = grep-$(GREP_VERSION).tar.xz
 GREP_LICENSE = GPL-3.0+
 GREP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
-GREP_CONF_OPTS = --disable-perl-regexp \
-	$(if $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL),--with-included-regex)
+GREP_CONF_OPTS = $(if $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL),--with-included-regex)
 GREP_DEPENDENCIES = $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 
 # link with iconv if enabled
@@ -23,6 +22,8 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE),y)
 GREP_CONF_OPTS += --enable-perl-regexp
 GREP_DEPENDENCIES += pcre
+else
+GREP_CONF_OPTS += --disable-perl-regexp
 endif
 
 # Full grep preferred over busybox grep