diff --git a/configure b/configure
index bfb4a9de98c..cea4ddc6819 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3045,7 +3045,7 @@ else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 fi
 
-for ac_prog in mawk gawk nawk awk
+for ac_prog in gawk mawk nawk awk
 do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2