diff --git a/tests/run-make/translation/Makefile b/tests/run-make/translation/Makefile
index 5b0b331ca468c..397fc542909ac 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/translation/Makefile
+++ b/tests/run-make/translation/Makefile
@@ -13,22 +13,22 @@ all: normal custom missing broken sysroot sysroot-invalid sysroot-missing
 
 # Check that the test works normally, using the built-in fallback bundle.
 normal: test.rs
-	$(RUSTC) $< 2>&1 | grep "struct literal body without path"
+	$(RUSTC) $< 2>&1 | $(CGREP) "struct literal body without path"
 
 # Check that a primary bundle can be loaded and will be preferentially used
 # where possible.
 custom: test.rs working.ftl
-	$(RUSTC) $< -Ztranslate-additional-ftl=$(CURDIR)/working.ftl 2>&1 | grep "this is a test message"
+	$(RUSTC) $< -Ztranslate-additional-ftl=$(CURDIR)/working.ftl 2>&1 | $(CGREP) "this is a test message"
 
 # Check that a primary bundle with a broken message (e.g. a interpolated
 # variable is missing) will use the fallback bundle.
 missing: test.rs missing.ftl
-	$(RUSTC) $< -Ztranslate-additional-ftl=$(CURDIR)/missing.ftl 2>&1 | grep "struct literal body without path"
+	$(RUSTC) $< -Ztranslate-additional-ftl=$(CURDIR)/missing.ftl 2>&1 | $(CGREP) "struct literal body without path"
 
 # Check that a primary bundle without the desired message will use the fallback
 # bundle.
 broken: test.rs broken.ftl
-	$(RUSTC) $< -Ztranslate-additional-ftl=$(CURDIR)/broken.ftl 2>&1 | grep "struct literal body without path"
+	$(RUSTC) $< -Ztranslate-additional-ftl=$(CURDIR)/broken.ftl 2>&1 | $(CGREP) "struct literal body without path"
 
 # Check that a locale can be loaded from the sysroot given a language
 # identifier by making a local copy of the sysroot and adding the custom locale
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ sysroot: test.rs working.ftl
 	ln -s $(SYSROOT)/lib/rustlib/src/* $(FAKEROOT)/lib/rustlib/src
 	mkdir -p $(FAKEROOT)/share/locale/zh-CN/
 	ln -s $(CURDIR)/working.ftl $(FAKEROOT)/share/locale/zh-CN/basic-translation.ftl
-	$(RUSTC) $< --sysroot $(FAKEROOT) -Ztranslate-lang=zh-CN 2>&1 | grep "this is a test message"
+	$(RUSTC) $< --sysroot $(FAKEROOT) -Ztranslate-lang=zh-CN 2>&1 | $(CGREP) "this is a test message"
 
 # Check that the compiler errors out when the sysroot requested cannot be
 # found. This test might start failing if there actually exists a Klingon
 # translation of rustc's error messages.
-sysroot-missing: 
-	$(RUSTC) $< -Ztranslate-lang=tlh 2>&1 | grep "missing locale directory"
+sysroot-missing:
+	$(RUSTC) $< -Ztranslate-lang=tlh 2>&1 | $(CGREP) "missing locale directory"
 
 # Check that the compiler errors out when the directory for the locale in the
 # sysroot is actually a file.
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@ sysroot-invalid: test.rs working.ftl
 	ln -s $(SYSROOT)/lib/rustlib/src/* $(FAKEROOT)/lib/rustlib/src
 	mkdir -p $(FAKEROOT)/share/locale
 	touch $(FAKEROOT)/share/locale/zh-CN
-	$(RUSTC) $< --sysroot $(FAKEROOT) -Ztranslate-lang=zh-CN 2>&1 | grep "`\$sysroot/share/locales/\$locale` is not a directory"
+	$(RUSTC) $< --sysroot $(FAKEROOT) -Ztranslate-lang=zh-CN 2>&1 | $(CGREP) "`\$sysroot/share/locales/\$locale` is not a directory"