diff --git a/counsel-projectile.el b/counsel-projectile.el
index 428f73d..ee1560a 100644
--- a/counsel-projectile.el
+++ b/counsel-projectile.el
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ of `(ivy-thing-at-point)' by hitting \"M-n\" in the minibuffer."
                        (string   :tag "    name")))
   :group 'counsel-projectile)
 
-(defvar counsel-projectile-grep-base-command "grep -rnEI %s -- %%s"
+(defvar counsel-projectile-grep-base-command "grep -rnEI %s %%s"
   "Format string to use in `cousel-projectile-grep' to
 construct the command.")