diff --git a/scripts/fish/task.fish b/scripts/fish/task.fish
index f67ed00e3..20569635b 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/task.fish
+++ b/scripts/fish/task.fish
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ end
 
 function __fish.task.list.command
   # ignore special commands
-  __fish.task.list._command $argv | grep -Ev '^_'
+  __fish.task.list._command $argv | command grep -Ev '^_'
 end
 
 function __fish.task.list.command_mods