diff --git a/build/amuse.gnu b/build/amuse.gnu
index c1e30be..56e7293 100644
--- a/build/amuse.gnu
+++ b/build/amuse.gnu
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LD = $(MPIFC)
 CC = $(MPIFC)
 Cp = /bin/cp
 Cpp = cpp -P
-AWK = /usr/bin/gawk
+AWK = /usr/bin/awk
 ABI = 
 COMMDIR = mpi
  
diff --git a/build/linuxDAS4.gnu b/build/linuxDAS4.gnu
index 385cfe5..cdf0d0f 100644
--- a/build/linuxDAS4.gnu
+++ b/build/linuxDAS4.gnu
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LD = /cm/shared/apps/openmpi/intel/64/1.4.4/bin/mpif90 -lcurl
 CC = /cm/shared/apps/openmpi/intel/64/1.4.4/bin/mpicc 
 Cp = /bin/cp
 Cpp = cpp -P
-AWK = /usr/bin/gawk
+AWK = /usr/bin/awk
 ABI = 
 COMMDIR = mpi
  
diff --git a/build/linuxabsoft_serial.gnu b/build/linuxabsoft_serial.gnu
index ce494b2..d0f704f 100644
--- a/build/linuxabsoft_serial.gnu
+++ b/build/linuxabsoft_serial.gnu
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ LD = f95
 CC = cc
 Cp = /bin/cp
 Cpp = /lib/cpp -P
-AWK = /usr/bin/gawk
+AWK = /usr/bin/awk
 ABI = 
 COMMDIR = serial
  
diff --git a/build/linuxg95_mpi.gnu b/build/linuxg95_mpi.gnu
index 37b1c90..2b23499 100644
--- a/build/linuxg95_mpi.gnu
+++ b/build/linuxg95_mpi.gnu
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LD = mpif90
 CC = cc
 Cp = /bin/cp
 Cpp = cpp -P
-AWK = /usr/bin/gawk
+AWK = /usr/bin/awk
 ABI = 
 COMMDIR = mpi
  
diff --git a/build/linuxg95_mpi_noswap.gnu b/build/linuxg95_mpi_noswap.gnu
index 4700b90..e791577 100644
--- a/build/linuxg95_mpi_noswap.gnu
+++ b/build/linuxg95_mpi_noswap.gnu
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LD = mpif90
 CC = cc
 Cp = /bin/cp
 Cpp = cpp -P
-AWK = /usr/bin/gawk
+AWK = /usr/bin/awk
 ABI = 
 COMMDIR = mpi
  
diff --git a/build/linuxg95_mpi_omp.gnu b/build/linuxg95_mpi_omp.gnu
index e55aed5..b34d4f2 100644
--- a/build/linuxg95_mpi_omp.gnu
+++ b/build/linuxg95_mpi_omp.gnu
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LD = mpif90
 CC = cc
 Cp = /bin/cp
 Cpp = cpp -P
-AWK = /usr/bin/gawk
+AWK = /usr/bin/awk
 ABI = 
 COMMDIR = mpi
  
diff --git a/build/linuxg95_serial.gnu b/build/linuxg95_serial.gnu
index 98988ca..7ac2175 100644
--- a/build/linuxg95_serial.gnu
+++ b/build/linuxg95_serial.gnu
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ LD = g95
 CC = cc
 Cp = /bin/cp
 Cpp = /lib/cpp -P
-AWK = /usr/bin/gawk
+AWK = /usr/bin/awk
 ABI = 
 COMMDIR = serial
  
diff --git a/build/linuxintel_mpi.gnu b/build/linuxintel_mpi.gnu
index 725ce3a..d7c2137 100644
--- a/build/linuxintel_mpi.gnu
+++ b/build/linuxintel_mpi.gnu
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LD = ifort
 CC = cc
 Cp = /bin/cp
 Cpp = cpp -P
-AWK = /usr/bin/gawk
+AWK = /usr/bin/awk
 ABI = 
 COMMDIR = mpi
  
diff --git a/build/linuxintel_serial.gnu b/build/linuxintel_serial.gnu
index 53c8be8..ae06c50 100644
--- a/build/linuxintel_serial.gnu
+++ b/build/linuxintel_serial.gnu
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LD = ifort
 CC = cc
 Cp = /bin/cp
 Cpp = cpp -P
-AWK = /usr/bin/gawk
+AWK = /usr/bin/awk
 ABI = 
 COMMDIR = serial
  
diff --git a/build/linuxintelbigendian_mpi.gnu b/build/linuxintelbigendian_mpi.gnu
index 26be90e..92eaf99 100644
--- a/build/linuxintelbigendian_mpi.gnu
+++ b/build/linuxintelbigendian_mpi.gnu
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LD = ifort
 CC = cc
 Cp = /bin/cp
 Cpp = cpp -P -C 
-AWK = /usr/bin/gawk
+AWK = /usr/bin/awk
 ABI = 
 COMMDIR = mpi
  
diff --git a/build/sgialtix_mpi.gnu b/build/sgialtix_mpi.gnu
index 6b66871..5f516df 100644
--- a/build/sgialtix_mpi.gnu
+++ b/build/sgialtix_mpi.gnu
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LD = ifort
 CC = cc
 Cp = /bin/cp
 Cpp = cpp -P
-AWK = /usr/bin/gawk
+AWK = /usr/bin/awk
 ABI = 
 COMMDIR = mpi
  
diff --git a/build/sgialtix_serial.gnu b/build/sgialtix_serial.gnu
index d0945e7..d6cdd46 100644
--- a/build/sgialtix_serial.gnu
+++ b/build/sgialtix_serial.gnu
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LD = ifort
 CC = cc
 Cp = /bin/cp
 Cpp = cpp -P
-AWK = /usr/bin/gawk
+AWK = /usr/bin/awk
 ABI = 
 COMMDIR = serial