diff --git a/scripts/specialize-patch b/scripts/specialize-patch
index de08df82b..a93e6e48f 100755
--- a/scripts/specialize-patch
+++ b/scripts/specialize-patch
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/awk -f
+#!/usr/bin/gawk -f
 
 ############################################################################
 #