diff --git a/mozilla/configure b/mozilla/configure
index 0258f221ec7..ac762088214 100755
--- a/mozilla/configure
+++ b/mozilla/configure
@@ -2841,7 +2841,7 @@ 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