diff --git a/dev-games/ode/ode-0.12.recipe b/dev-games/ode/ode-0.12.recipe
index f9129d0d0..09da5fc0d 100644
--- a/dev-games/ode/ode-0.12.recipe
+++ b/dev-games/ode/ode-0.12.recipe
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 	cmd:mkdepend
 	cmd:gcc$secondaryArchSuffix
 	cmd:ld$secondaryArchSuffix
+	cmd:awk
 	"
 
 PATCHES="ode-0.12.patch"