diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e5d8583e1..eed901c18 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -293,9 +293,9 @@ cmdline_mods := $(addsuffix .te,$(APPS_MODS))
 cmdline_off := $(addsuffix .te,$(APPS_OFF))
 
 # extract settings from modules.conf
-mod_conf_base := $(addsuffix .te,$(sort $(shell awk '/^[[:blank:]]*[[:alpha:]]/{ if ($$3 == "$(configbase)") print $$1 }' $(mod_conf) 2> /dev/null)))
-mod_conf_mods := $(addsuffix .te,$(sort $(shell awk '/^[[:blank:]]*[[:alpha:]]/{ if ($$3 == "$(configmod)") print $$1 }' $(mod_conf) 2> /dev/null)))
-mod_conf_off := $(addsuffix .te,$(sort $(shell awk '/^[[:blank:]]*[[:alpha:]]/{ if ($$3 == "$(configoff)") print $$1 }' $(mod_conf) 2> /dev/null)))
+mod_conf_base := $(addsuffix .te,$(sort $(shell $(AWK) '/^[[:blank:]]*[[:alpha:]]/{ if ($$3 == "$(configbase)") print $$1 }' $(mod_conf) 2> /dev/null)))
+mod_conf_mods := $(addsuffix .te,$(sort $(shell $(AWK) '/^[[:blank:]]*[[:alpha:]]/{ if ($$3 == "$(configmod)") print $$1 }' $(mod_conf) 2> /dev/null)))
+mod_conf_off := $(addsuffix .te,$(sort $(shell $(AWK) '/^[[:blank:]]*[[:alpha:]]/{ if ($$3 == "$(configoff)") print $$1 }' $(mod_conf) 2> /dev/null)))
 
 base_mods := $(cmdline_base)
 mod_mods := $(cmdline_mods)
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ off_mods += $(filter-out $(cmdline_off) $(cmdline_base) $(cmdline_mods), $(mod_c
 off_mods += $(filter-out $(base_mods) $(mod_mods) $(off_mods),$(notdir $(detected_mods)))
 
 # filesystems to be used in labeling targets
-filesystems = $(shell mount | grep -v "context=" | egrep -v '\((|.*,)bind(,.*|)\)' | awk '/(ext[234]|btrfs| xfs| jfs).*rw/{print $$3}';)
+filesystems = $(shell mount | grep -v "context=" | egrep -v '\((|.*,)bind(,.*|)\)' | $(AWK) '/(ext[234]|btrfs| xfs| jfs).*rw/{print $$3}';)
 fs_names := "btrfs ext2 ext3 ext4 xfs jfs"
 
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