diff --git a/lib/grep.zsh b/lib/grep.zsh
index 5b3dec87e..967bc3d10 100644
--- a/lib/grep.zsh
+++ b/lib/grep.zsh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ else
     }
 
     # Ignore these folders (if the necessary grep flags are available)
-    EXC_FOLDERS="{.bzr,CVS,.git,.hg,.svn,.idea,.tox}"
+    EXC_FOLDERS="{.bzr,CVS,.git,.hg,.svn,.idea,.tox,.venv}"
 
     # Check for --exclude-dir, otherwise check for --exclude. If --exclude
     # isn't available, --color won't be either (they were released at the same