diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 9a0e14823..802d6c9ae 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -128,8 +128,9 @@ $(eval $(call PrepareCommand,md5sum,gmd5sum md5sum $(SCRIPT_DIR)/md5sum))
 $(eval $(call PrepareCommand,cp,gcp cp))
 $(eval $(call PrepareCommand,seq,gseq seq))
 $(eval $(call PrepareCommand,python,python2 python))
+$(eval $(call PrepareCommand,awk,gawk awk))
 
-$(curdir)/cmddeps = $(patsubst %,$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/%,find md5sum cp stat seq python)
+$(curdir)/cmddeps = $(patsubst %,$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/%,find md5sum cp stat seq python awk)
 $(curdir)//prepare = $(STAGING_DIR)/.prepared $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/.prepared $($(curdir)/cmddeps)
 $(curdir)//compile = $(STAGING_DIR)/.prepared $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/.prepared $($(curdir)/cmddeps)