diff --git a/usr.bin/grep/Makefile b/usr.bin/grep/Makefile
index b51f51c8bd5..41888904705 100644
--- a/usr.bin/grep/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/grep/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 .include <src.opts.mk>
 
-.if ${MK_BSD_GREP} == "yes"
+.if ${MK_BSD_GREP} == "yes" || defined(BOOTSTRAPPING)
 PROG=	grep
 MAN1=	grep.1 zgrep.1
 .else
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ MLINKS=		zgrep.1 zfgrep.1 \
 
 CFLAGS.gcc+= --param max-inline-insns-single=500
 
-.if ${MK_BSD_GREP} == "yes"
+.if ${MK_BSD_GREP} == "yes" || defined(BOOTSTRAPPING)
 LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/grep ${BINDIR}/egrep \
 	${BINDIR}/grep ${BINDIR}/fgrep \
 	${BINDIR}/grep ${BINDIR}/rgrep \