diff --git a/config/lib-ld.m4 b/config/lib-ld.m4
index 11d0ce77342..73cf9571b57 100644
--- a/config/lib-ld.m4
+++ b/config/lib-ld.m4
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ dnl with libtool.m4.
 
 dnl From libtool-1.4. Sets the variable with_gnu_ld to yes or no.
 AC_DEFUN([AC_LIB_PROG_LD_GNU],
-[AC_CACHE_CHECK([if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld], acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld,
+[AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_EGREP])dnl
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld], acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld,
 [# I'd rather use --version here, but apparently some GNU ld's only accept -v.
-if $LD -v 2>&1 </dev/null | egrep '(GNU|with BFD)' 1>&5; then
+if $LD -v 2>&1 </dev/null | $EGREP '(GNU|with BFD)' 1>&5; then
   acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld=yes
 else
   acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld=no
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_LIB_PROG_LD],
 test "$withval" = no || with_gnu_ld=yes, with_gnu_ld=no)
 AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])dnl
 AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])dnl
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_EGREP])dnl
 # Prepare PATH_SEPARATOR.
 # The user is always right.
 if test "${PATH_SEPARATOR+set}" != set; then
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ AC_CACHE_VAL(acl_cv_path_LD,
       # Check to see if the program is GNU ld.  I'd rather use --version,
       # but apparently some GNU ld's only accept -v.
       # Break only if it was the GNU/non-GNU ld that we prefer.
-      if "$acl_cv_path_LD" -v 2>&1 < /dev/null | egrep '(GNU|with BFD)' > /dev/null; then
+      if "$acl_cv_path_LD" -v 2>&1 < /dev/null | $EGREP '(GNU|with BFD)' > /dev/null; then
 	test "$with_gnu_ld" != no && break
       else
 	test "$with_gnu_ld" != yes && break
diff --git a/gcc/configure b/gcc/configure
index e97433d8743..cd9919e858d 100755
--- a/gcc/configure
+++ b/gcc/configure
@@ -11299,7 +11299,7 @@ else
       # Check to see if the program is GNU ld.  I'd rather use --version,
       # but apparently some GNU ld's only accept -v.
       # Break only if it was the GNU/non-GNU ld that we prefer.
-      if "$acl_cv_path_LD" -v 2>&1 < /dev/null | egrep '(GNU|with BFD)' > /dev/null; then
+      if "$acl_cv_path_LD" -v 2>&1 < /dev/null | $EGREP '(GNU|with BFD)' > /dev/null; then
 	test "$with_gnu_ld" != no && break
       else
 	test "$with_gnu_ld" != yes && break
@@ -11327,7 +11327,7 @@ if ${acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   # I'd rather use --version here, but apparently some GNU ld's only accept -v.
-if $LD -v 2>&1 </dev/null | egrep '(GNU|with BFD)' 1>&5; then
+if $LD -v 2>&1 </dev/null | $EGREP '(GNU|with BFD)' 1>&5; then
   acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld=yes
 else
   acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld=no
diff --git a/intl/configure b/intl/configure
index 79bb5831a47..42b2a26b5bf 100755
--- a/intl/configure
+++ b/intl/configure
@@ -5094,7 +5094,7 @@ else
       # Check to see if the program is GNU ld.  I'd rather use --version,
       # but apparently some GNU ld's only accept -v.
       # Break only if it was the GNU/non-GNU ld that we prefer.
-      if "$acl_cv_path_LD" -v 2>&1 < /dev/null | egrep '(GNU|with BFD)' > /dev/null; then
+      if "$acl_cv_path_LD" -v 2>&1 < /dev/null | $EGREP '(GNU|with BFD)' > /dev/null; then
 	test "$with_gnu_ld" != no && break
       else
 	test "$with_gnu_ld" != yes && break
@@ -5122,7 +5122,7 @@ if ${acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   # I'd rather use --version here, but apparently some GNU ld's only accept -v.
-if $LD -v 2>&1 </dev/null | egrep '(GNU|with BFD)' 1>&5; then
+if $LD -v 2>&1 </dev/null | $EGREP '(GNU|with BFD)' 1>&5; then
   acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld=yes
 else
   acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld=no
diff --git a/libcpp/configure b/libcpp/configure
index 1389ddab544..ed98f40a1c1 100755
--- a/libcpp/configure
+++ b/libcpp/configure
@@ -6811,7 +6811,7 @@ else
       # Check to see if the program is GNU ld.  I'd rather use --version,
       # but apparently some GNU ld's only accept -v.
       # Break only if it was the GNU/non-GNU ld that we prefer.
-      if "$acl_cv_path_LD" -v 2>&1 < /dev/null | egrep '(GNU|with BFD)' > /dev/null; then
+      if "$acl_cv_path_LD" -v 2>&1 < /dev/null | $EGREP '(GNU|with BFD)' > /dev/null; then
 	test "$with_gnu_ld" != no && break
       else
 	test "$with_gnu_ld" != yes && break
@@ -6839,7 +6839,7 @@ if ${acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   # I'd rather use --version here, but apparently some GNU ld's only accept -v.
-if $LD -v 2>&1 </dev/null | egrep '(GNU|with BFD)' 1>&5; then
+if $LD -v 2>&1 </dev/null | $EGREP '(GNU|with BFD)' 1>&5; then
   acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld=yes
 else
   acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld=no
diff --git a/libgcc/configure b/libgcc/configure
index be5d45f1755..1e727367ba3 100755
--- a/libgcc/configure
+++ b/libgcc/configure
@@ -5032,7 +5032,7 @@ if ${acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   # I'd rather use --version here, but apparently some GNU ld's only accept -v.
-if $LD -v 2>&1 </dev/null | egrep '(GNU|with BFD)' 1>&5; then
+if $LD -v 2>&1 </dev/null | $EGREP '(GNU|with BFD)' 1>&5; then
   acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld=yes
 else
   acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld=no
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/configure b/libstdc++-v3/configure
index 7a10779b9ff..a545a5178dd 100755
--- a/libstdc++-v3/configure
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/configure
@@ -29124,7 +29124,7 @@ else
       # Check to see if the program is GNU ld.  I'd rather use --version,
       # but apparently some GNU ld's only accept -v.
       # Break only if it was the GNU/non-GNU ld that we prefer.
-      if "$acl_cv_path_LD" -v 2>&1 < /dev/null | egrep '(GNU|with BFD)' > /dev/null; then
+      if "$acl_cv_path_LD" -v 2>&1 < /dev/null | $EGREP '(GNU|with BFD)' > /dev/null; then
 	test "$with_gnu_ld" != no && break
       else
 	test "$with_gnu_ld" != yes && break
@@ -29152,7 +29152,7 @@ if ${acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   # I'd rather use --version here, but apparently some GNU ld's only accept -v.
-if $LD -v 2>&1 </dev/null | egrep '(GNU|with BFD)' 1>&5; then
+if $LD -v 2>&1 </dev/null | $EGREP '(GNU|with BFD)' 1>&5; then
   acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld=yes
 else
   acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld=no