diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index d5d7441bc7c..8f055810be5 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ umask 022
 # Check for required utilities in host system.
 #
 # Required utilities in host system for the bootstrap target.
-readonly REQHOST_UTILS_BOOTSTRAP="awk bash bison sed gcc g++ msgfmt makeinfo \
+readonly REQHOST_UTILS_BOOTSTRAP="gawk bash bison sed gcc g++ msgfmt makeinfo \
     perl tar xz gzip bzip2 patch flex"
 
 # Required utilities in host system for chroot ops.