diff --git a/build/Makefile.am b/build/Makefile.am
index a4249e4ee9..bcbed93eab 100644
--- a/build/Makefile.am
+++ b/build/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MK=`echo $(MAKE) | awk '{printf "%5s\n", $$0}' `
+MK=`echo $(MAKE) | $(AWK) '{printf "%5s\n", $$0}' `
 
 all:
 	@echo " +---------- FreeSWITCH Build Complete ----------+"