diff --git a/scripts/env b/scripts/env
index 24d4bec64f..5542b2017b 100755
--- a/scripts/env
+++ b/scripts/env
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 BASEDIR="$PWD"
 ENVDIR="$PWD/env"
+export GREP_OPTIONS=
 
 usage() {
 	cat <<EOF
diff --git a/scripts/feeds b/scripts/feeds
index 85aeab5520..be07e59613 100755
--- a/scripts/feeds
+++ b/scripts/feeds
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use Cwd 'abs_path';
 chdir "$FindBin::Bin/..";
 $ENV{TOPDIR}=getcwd();
 $ENV{GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS}="'core.autocrlf=false'";
+$ENV{GREP_OPTIONS}="";
 
 my $mk=`which gmake 2>/dev/null`;	# select the right 'make' program
 chomp($mk);		# trim trailing newline