diff --git a/dev/list-rdeps.sh b/dev/list-rdeps.sh
index 83dd9bb..1f3fd5f 100755
--- a/dev/list-rdeps.sh
+++ b/dev/list-rdeps.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 which grep-dctrl >/dev/null || abort 1 "grep-dctrl not found, install dctrl-tools"
 which aptitude >/dev/null || abort 1 "aptitude not found, install it"
+which gawk >/dev/null || abort 1 "gawk not found, install gawk"
 
 ARCHIVE="${ARCHIVE:-unstable}"
 ARCHIVT="${ARCHIVT:-testing}"