diff --git a/test/normal/keep-cmd-reg/rc b/test/normal/keep-cmd-reg/rc
index bb917bfe..662d68f6 100644
--- a/test/normal/keep-cmd-reg/rc
+++ b/test/normal/keep-cmd-reg/rc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-set-register a %{grep 'foo\|bar'}
+set-register a %{grep -E 'foo|bar'}
diff --git a/test/normal/keep-cmd/cmd b/test/normal/keep-cmd/cmd
index 3cf3f3f4..d77a437e 100644
--- a/test/normal/keep-cmd/cmd
+++ b/test/normal/keep-cmd/cmd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-%<a-s>H$grep 'foo\|bar'<ret>
+%<a-s>H$grep -E 'foo|bar'<ret>