diff --git a/Makefile.coq.local b/Makefile.coq.local
index 1c985e350e51ee4d99750771412f12a2fe46709d..9efd041faa7b79bd6d88bad2b561b0373c2a94fb 100644
--- a/Makefile.coq.local
+++ b/Makefile.coq.local
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ style: $(VFILES) coq-lint.sh
 # Make sure everything imports the options, and all Instance/Argument/Hint are qualified.
 	$(SHOW)"COQLINT"
 	$(HIDE)for FILE in $(VFILES); do \
-	  if ! fgrep -q 'From iris.prelude Require Import options.' "$$FILE"; then echo "ERROR: $$FILE does not import 'options'."; echo; exit 1; fi ; \
+	  if ! grep -F -q 'From iris.prelude Require Import options.' "$$FILE"; then echo "ERROR: $$FILE does not import 'options'."; echo; exit 1; fi ; \
 	  ./coq-lint.sh "$$FILE" || exit 1; \
 	done
 .PHONY: style