diff --git a/package/xbmc/xbmc.mk b/package/xbmc/xbmc.mk
index 59255a4a4..69bb1ef32 100644
--- a/package/xbmc/xbmc.mk
+++ b/package/xbmc/xbmc.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ XBMC_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.GPL
 # called TexturePacker. It is responsible to take all the images used in the
 # GUI and pack them in a blob.
 # http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=TexturePacker
-XBMC_DEPENDENCIES = host-gperf host-infozip host-lzo host-sdl_image host-swig
+XBMC_DEPENDENCIES = host-gawk host-gperf host-infozip host-lzo host-sdl_image host-swig
 XBMC_DEPENDENCIES += boost bzip2 expat flac fontconfig freetype jasper jpeg \
 	libass libcdio libcurl libegl libfribidi libgcrypt libgles libmad libmodplug libmpeg2 \
 	libogg libplist libpng libsamplerate libungif libvorbis libxml2 lzo ncurses \