diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2b60fd1d5..0652efe09 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ dpkg: ../scst_$(VERSION).orig.tar.xz
 	) &&								\
 	rm -f "$${output_files[@]}" &&					\
 	buildopts=(-uc -us) &&						\
-	if dpkg-buildpackage --help 2>&1 | grep -- '-ui'; then		\
+	if dpkg-buildpackage --help 2>&1 | grep -q -- '-ui'; then	\
 	  buildopts+=(-ui);						\
 	fi &&								\
 	if dpkg-buildpackage --help 2>&1 |				\