diff --git a/scripts/check_for_fixups.sh b/scripts/check_for_fixups.sh
index 3d5518360..d2e8cb08e 100755
--- a/scripts/check_for_fixups.sh
+++ b/scripts/check_for_fixups.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # We will have only done a shallow clone, so the git log will consist only of
 # commits on the current PR
-commits=$(git log --grep='^fixup!' --grep='^squash!' --grep='^amend!' --grep='^[^\n]*WIP' --grep='^[^\n]*DROPME' --format="%h %s")
+commits=$(git log --format="%h %s" | egrep '(^fixup!|^squash!|^amend!|WIP|DROPME)')
 
 if [ -z "$commits" ]; then
     echo "No fixup commits found."