diff --git a/ld/Makefile.linker b/ld/Makefile.linker
index ae730a97..b0e8fc04 100644
--- a/ld/Makefile.linker
+++ b/ld/Makefile.linker
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 ifneq ($(DEVICE),)
 
 LDSCRIPT=$(DEVICE).ld
-LD_PARAMS=$(shell awk -v PAT="$(DEVICE)" -f $(SRCLIBDIR)/scripts/genlink.awk $(SRCLIBDIR)/ld/devices.data 2>/dev/null)
+LD_PARAMS=$(shell gawk -v PAT="$(DEVICE)" -f $(SRCLIBDIR)/scripts/genlink.awk $(SRCLIBDIR)/ld/devices.data 2>/dev/null)
 CFLAGS+=$(LD_PARAMS)
 LDFLAGS+=$(LD_PARAMS)
 ARCH_FLAGS=
diff --git a/mk/genlink-config.mk b/mk/genlink-config.mk
index a08636ef..ae480513 100644
--- a/mk/genlink-config.mk
+++ b/mk/genlink-config.mk
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ endif
 LDSCRIPT	= generated.$(DEVICE).ld
 DEVICES_DATA = $(OPENCM3_DIR)/ld/devices.data
 
-genlink_family		:=$(shell awk -v PAT="$(DEVICE)" -v MODE="FAMILY" -f $(OPENCM3_DIR)/scripts/genlink.awk $(DEVICES_DATA))
-genlink_subfamily	:=$(shell awk -v PAT="$(DEVICE)" -v MODE="SUBFAMILY" -f $(OPENCM3_DIR)/scripts/genlink.awk $(DEVICES_DATA))
-genlink_cpu		:=$(shell awk -v PAT="$(DEVICE)" -v MODE="CPU" -f $(OPENCM3_DIR)/scripts/genlink.awk $(DEVICES_DATA))
-genlink_fpu		:=$(shell awk -v PAT="$(DEVICE)" -v MODE="FPU" -f $(OPENCM3_DIR)/scripts/genlink.awk $(DEVICES_DATA))
-genlink_cppflags	:=$(shell awk -v PAT="$(DEVICE)" -v MODE="CPPFLAGS" -f $(OPENCM3_DIR)/scripts/genlink.awk $(DEVICES_DATA))
+genlink_family		:=$(shell gawk -v PAT="$(DEVICE)" -v MODE="FAMILY" -f $(OPENCM3_DIR)/scripts/genlink.awk $(DEVICES_DATA))
+genlink_subfamily	:=$(shell gawk -v PAT="$(DEVICE)" -v MODE="SUBFAMILY" -f $(OPENCM3_DIR)/scripts/genlink.awk $(DEVICES_DATA))
+genlink_cpu		:=$(shell gawk -v PAT="$(DEVICE)" -v MODE="CPU" -f $(OPENCM3_DIR)/scripts/genlink.awk $(DEVICES_DATA))
+genlink_fpu		:=$(shell gawk -v PAT="$(DEVICE)" -v MODE="FPU" -f $(OPENCM3_DIR)/scripts/genlink.awk $(DEVICES_DATA))
+genlink_cppflags	:=$(shell gawk -v PAT="$(DEVICE)" -v MODE="CPPFLAGS" -f $(OPENCM3_DIR)/scripts/genlink.awk $(DEVICES_DATA))
 
 CPPFLAGS	+= $(genlink_cppflags)
 
diff --git a/mk/genlink-rules.mk b/mk/genlink-rules.mk
index efd0f68c..8979b5cb 100644
--- a/mk/genlink-rules.mk
+++ b/mk/genlink-rules.mk
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 
 $(LDSCRIPT):$(OPENCM3_DIR)/ld/linker.ld.S
 	@printf "  GENLNK  $(DEVICE)\n"
-	$(Q)$(CPP) $(ARCH_FLAGS) $(shell awk -v PAT="$(DEVICE)" -v MODE="DEFS" -f $(OPENCM3_DIR)/scripts/genlink.awk $(OPENCM3_DIR)/ld/devices.data 2>/dev/null) -P -E $< > $@
+	$(Q)$(CPP) $(ARCH_FLAGS) $(shell gawk -v PAT="$(DEVICE)" -v MODE="DEFS" -f $(OPENCM3_DIR)/scripts/genlink.awk $(OPENCM3_DIR)/ld/devices.data 2>/dev/null) -P -E $< > $@
diff --git a/scripts/genlinktest.sh b/scripts/genlinktest.sh
index 51176205..148eae16 100755
--- a/scripts/genlinktest.sh
+++ b/scripts/genlinktest.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 # run test
 PAAT=`basename $1`;
-awk -v PAT="$PAAT" -f scripts/genlink.awk $1.data > $1.out;
+gawk -v PAT="$PAAT" -f scripts/genlink.awk $1.data > $1.out;
 
 #check test
 if ! diff -q $1.out $1.result >/dev/null; then