diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnugrep/static.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnugrep/static.nix
index 69f8dadd22ab..6083a70b2410 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnugrep/static.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnugrep/static.nix
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}"
       --build=${buildPlatform.config} \
       --host=${hostPlatform.config} \
       --disable-dependency-tracking \
+      --disable-nls \
       CC=musl-gcc \
       CFLAGS=-static
 
@@ -79,4 +80,7 @@ bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}"
     # Install
     make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES install-strip
     rm $out/bin/{egrep,fgrep}
+
+    # Remove documentation not needed in the bootstrap chain.
+    rm -rf $out/share
   ''