diff --git a/target/livecd/config.in b/target/livecd/config.in
index 02b839011..82a7f8c31 100644
--- a/target/livecd/config.in
+++ b/target/livecd/config.in
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ROCKCFGSET_DIETLIBC_ALL=0
 ROCKCFGSET_DIETLIBC_modutils=1
 ROCKCFGSET_DIETLIBC_module_init_tools=1
 ROCKCFGSET_DIETLIBC_kiss=1
-ROCKCFGSET_DIETLIBC_gawk=1
+ROCKCFGSET_DIETLIBC_gawk=0
 
 ROCKCFGSET_PKG_GCC2_NO_CHILL=1
 ROCKCFGSET_PKG_GCC32_NO_JAVA=1