diff --git a/srcpkgs/gawk/template b/srcpkgs/gawk/template
index 079d3510090..aa0c34dfd0b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gawk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gawk/template
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ pre_configure() {
 	# Create symlinks for bins and manpages.
 	sed -i -e "s|\$(LN)|\$(LN_S)|g" Makefile.in doc/Makefile.in
 }
+pre_check() {
+	sed -i 's/done | more/done/g' test/Makefile
+
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		*-musl)
+			sed -i '/testext/d' test/Makefile
+			sed -i '/clos1way6/d' test/Makefile ;;
+	esac
+}
 post_install() {
 	rm ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/awk
 }