--file is a GNU extension to grep which is not available in all implementations (such as BusyBox). Use the -f option instead which is eqvuialent according to the GNU grep manpage[1] and is present in POSIX[2]. [1] https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/manual/grep.html [2] https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/ Signed-off-by: Stefan Hansson <newbie13xd@xxxxxxxxx> --- Makefile | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index c690361b393f..3513a6db66a2 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ quiet_cmd_ar_vmlinux.a = AR $@ cmd_ar_vmlinux.a = \ rm -f $@; \ $(AR) cDPrST $@ $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS); \ - $(AR) mPiT $$($(AR) t $@ | head -n1) $@ $$($(AR) t $@ | grep -F --file=$(srctree)/scripts/head-object-list.txt) + $(AR) mPiT $$($(AR) t $@ | head -n1) $@ $$($(AR) t $@ | grep -Ff $(srctree)/scripts/head-object-list.txt) targets += vmlinux.a vmlinux.a: $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) scripts/head-object-list.txt autoksyms_recursive FORCE -- 2.37.3