diff --git a/testsuite/grep/egrep-supports-extended-regexps b/testsuite/grep/egrep-supports-extended-regexps
index 9953dcc66..6ef8b9159 100644
--- a/testsuite/grep/egrep-supports-extended-regexps
+++ b/testsuite/grep/egrep-supports-extended-regexps
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # FEATURE: CONFIG_FEATURE_GREP_EGREP_ALIAS
-test x`echo foo | busybox egrep fo+` = xfoo
+echo foo | busybox egrep fo+