diff --git a/package/grep/Config.in b/package/grep/Config.in
index 5b0471b4c0..665c05c05e 100644
--- a/package/grep/Config.in
+++ b/package/grep/Config.in
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GREP
 	help
 	  The GNU regular expression matcher.
 
+	  egrep/fgrep aliases need /bin/sh to be available.
+
 	  http://www.gnu.org/software/grep/grep.html
 
 comment "grep needs a toolchain w/ wchar"
diff --git a/package/grep/grep.mk b/package/grep/grep.mk
index eefdfe6a74..cc80553eb9 100644
--- a/package/grep/grep.mk
+++ b/package/grep/grep.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,23 @@ GREP_DEPENDENCIES = $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 # install into /bin like busybox grep
 GREP_CONF_OPTS = --exec-prefix=/
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_SYSTEM_BIN_SH_NONE),y)
+
+define GREP_REMOVE_ALIAS
+	$(RM) $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/[fe]grep
+endef
+GREP_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += GREP_REMOVE_ALIAS
+
+else
+
+# ensure egrep/fgrep shell wrappers use #!/bin/sh
+define GREP_FIXUP_SHEBANG
+	$(SED) 's/bash$$/sh/' $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/[fe]grep
+endef
+GREP_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += GREP_FIXUP_SHEBANG
+
+endif
+
 # link with iconv if enabled
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV),y)
 GREP_CONF_ENV += LIBS=-liconv