diff --git a/yadm b/yadm
index c9d8c4d..a333b14 100755
--- a/yadm
+++ b/yadm
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ FULL_COMMAND=""
 
 GPG_PROGRAM="gpg"
 GIT_PROGRAM="git"
-AWK_PROGRAM="awk"
+AWK_PROGRAM="${AWK_PROGRAM:-awk}"
 J2CLI_PROGRAM="j2"
 ENVTPL_PROGRAM="envtpl"
 LSB_RELEASE_PROGRAM="lsb_release"