diff --git a/pkg_auto/impl/pkg_auto_lib.sh b/pkg_auto/impl/pkg_auto_lib.sh
index a2d7b8851a..dbab438027 100644
--- a/pkg_auto/impl/pkg_auto_lib.sh
+++ b/pkg_auto/impl/pkg_auto_lib.sh
@@ -2742,7 +2742,7 @@ function grep_pkg() {
     pkg=${1}; shift
     # rest are directories
 
-    GIT_PAGER= git -C "${scripts}" grep "${pkg}"'\(-[0-9]\|[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]\|$\)' -- "${@}" || :
+    GIT_PAGER='' git -C "${scripts}" grep "${pkg}"'\(-[0-9]\|[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]\|$\)' -- "${@}" || :
 }
 
 # Prints the passed files preceding and following with BEGIN ENTRY and