diff --git a/srcpkgs/grep/template b/srcpkgs/grep/template
index 4fabc992500..b75c7ddb4ce 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/grep/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/grep/template
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template build file for 'grep'.
 pkgname=grep
 version=2.9
+revision=1
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grep/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
-configure_args="--disable-perl-regexp"
 short_desc="The GNU grep utility"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 checksum=e9118eac72ecc71191725a7566361ab7643edfd3364869a47b78dc934a357970
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ long_desc="
  full regexp matcher without necessarily having to look at every character.
  The result is typically many times faster than Unix grep or egrep."
 
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run libpcre
 Add_dependency build texinfo
 Add_dependency build gettext
-Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency build pcre-devel