diff --git a/configure b/configure
index caecbdcfbfa880602f764a7319df224538dc07fb..20f042684075bdba4c76bff55c6196acc88917f3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2550,7 +2550,7 @@ INSTALL_SHLIB="\${INSTALL} $INSTL_SHLIB_OPTS"
 
 
 
-for ac_prog in gawk mawk nawk awk
+for ac_prog in mawk gawk nawk awk
 do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2