diff --git a/net-misc/tor/tor-0.2.4.20.recipe b/net-misc/tor/tor-0.2.4.20.recipe
index 44412c11e..dd9e7d1bd 100644
--- a/net-misc/tor/tor-0.2.4.20.recipe
+++ b/net-misc/tor/tor-0.2.4.20.recipe
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	devel:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
 BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
+	cmd:awk
 	cmd:gcc$secondaryArchSuffix
 	cmd:ld$secondaryArchSuffix
 	cmd:make