diff --git a/recipes/gnu-grep/recipe.sh b/recipes/gnu-grep/recipe.sh
index 5b2122ef9..8a698b758 100644
--- a/recipes/gnu-grep/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/gnu-grep/recipe.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ TAR=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grep/grep-$VERSION.tar.xz
 
 HOST=x86_64-elf-redox
 
+function recipe_version {
+    echo "$VERSION"
+    skip=1
+}
+
 function recipe_update {
     echo "skipping update"
     skip=1