diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index b4e772285f..9b0b00d104 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@ dev-libs/liberasurecode [platform:gentoo]
 libsystemd-dev [platform:dpkg !platform:ubuntu-trusty]
 libsystemd-journal-dev [platform:ubuntu-trusty]
 # NOTE(pabelanger): Needed for build-wheel-mirror jobs
+gawk [test]
 parallel [test]