A grille shutter control device comprising: a control section, which is configured to control a drive unit (37, 38) that selectively opens and closes a shutter (31, 32) adapted to be provided in an air introduction path (8a, 8b) for introducing air ahead of a vehicle into an engine compartment; an abnormality detection section configured to detect an abnormality in operation of the shutter (31, 32) based on the state after starting the operation of the shutter (31, 32); and an informing section (31,32), which informs a user of an abnormality in the operation of the shutter (31, 32) based on the abnormality detected by the abnormality detection section; the grille shutter control device being characterized by comprising: an inhibiting section configured to control inhibition of the operation of the shutter (31, 32) in accordance with an alarm given by the informing section; a third operating section, wherein, if there was an alarm given by the informing section during the previous period in which a ignition switch was on, the third operating section operates the shutter (31, 32) when the ignition switch is switched on; and a cancellation section configured to cancel the state in which the operation of the shutter (31, 32) is inhibited by the inhibiting section based on non-detection of the abnormality by the abnormality detection section associated with operation of the shutter (31, 32) by the third operating section. a control section, which is configured to control a drive unit (37, 38) that selectively opens and closes a shutter (31, 32) adapted to be provided in an air introduction path (8a, 8b) for introducing air ahead of a vehicle into an engine compartment; an abnormality detection section configured to detect an abnormality in operation of the shutter (31, 32) based on the state after starting the operation of the shutter (31, 32); and an informing section (31,32), which informs a user of an abnormality in the operation of the shutter (31, 32) based on the abnormality detected by the abnormality detection section; the grille shutter control device being characterized by comprising: an inhibiting section configured to control inhibition of the operation of the shutter (31, 32) in accordance with an alarm given by the informing section; a third operating section, wherein, if there was an alarm given by the informing section during the previous period in which a ignition switch was on, the third operating section operates the shutter (31, 32) when the ignition switch is switched on; and a cancellation section configured to cancel the state in which the operation of the shutter (31, 32) is inhibited by the inhibiting section based on non-detection of the abnormality by the abnormality detection section associated with operation of the shutter (31, 32) by the third operating section. an inhibiting section configured to control inhibition of the operation of the shutter (31, 32) in accordance with an alarm given by the informing section; a third operating section, wherein, if there was an alarm given by the informing section during the previous period in which a ignition switch was on, the third operating section operates the shutter (31, 32) when the ignition switch is switched on; and a cancellation section configured to cancel the state in which the operation of the shutter (31, 32) is inhibited by the inhibiting section based on non-detection of the abnormality by the abnormality detection section associated with operation of the shutter (31, 32) by the third operating section.