diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/grep/grep_2.21.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/grep/grep_2.21.bb
index 3661098..c51147b 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/grep/grep_2.21.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/grep/grep_2.21.bb
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@
 
 do_install () {
 	autotools_do_install
-	install -d ${D}${base_bindir}
-	mv ${D}${bindir}/grep ${D}${base_bindir}/grep
-	mv ${D}${bindir}/egrep ${D}${base_bindir}/egrep
-	mv ${D}${bindir}/fgrep ${D}${base_bindir}/fgrep
-	rmdir ${D}${bindir}/
+	if [ "${base_bindir}" != "${bindir}" ]; then
+		install -d ${D}${base_bindir}
+		mv ${D}${bindir}/grep ${D}${base_bindir}/grep
+		mv ${D}${bindir}/egrep ${D}${base_bindir}/egrep
+		mv ${D}${bindir}/fgrep ${D}${base_bindir}/fgrep
+		rmdir ${D}${bindir}/
+	fi
 }
 
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