diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cf4da1e190..c4db5af320 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2093,6 +2093,7 @@ GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS: FORCE
 	@echo PYTHON_PATH=\''$(subst ','\'',$(PYTHON_PATH_SQ))'\' >>$@
 	@echo TAR=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(TAR)))'\' >>$@
 	@echo NO_CURL=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_CURL)))'\' >>$@
+	@echo USE_LIBPCRE=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(USE_LIBPCRE)))'\' >>$@
 	@echo NO_PERL=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_PERL)))'\' >>$@
 	@echo NO_PYTHON=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_PYTHON)))'\' >>$@
 ifdef GIT_TEST_CMP
diff --git a/t/t7810-grep.sh b/t/t7810-grep.sh
index 2a31eca5f2..e845218f67 100755
--- a/t/t7810-grep.sh
+++ b/t/t7810-grep.sh
@@ -637,20 +637,4 @@ test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep -P -w pattern' '
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep -P -F returns error' '
-	test_expect_code 128 git grep -P -F main
-'
-
-test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep -P -E returns error' '
-	test_expect_code 128 git grep -P -E main
-'
-
-test_expect_failure LIBPCRE 'grep -P -G returns error' '
-	test_expect_code 128 git grep -P -G main
-'
-
-test_expect_failure LIBPCRE 'grep -P -E -G returns error' '
-	test_expect_code 128 git grep -P -E -G main
-'
-
 test_done