diff --git a/regress/usr.bin/awk/big-regexp/Makefile b/regress/usr.bin/awk/big-regexp/Makefile
index f01edb30c6bd..a77068c11b71 100644
--- a/regress/usr.bin/awk/big-regexp/Makefile
+++ b/regress/usr.bin/awk/big-regexp/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.1 2006/07/04 03:02:21 christos Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.2 2008/10/27 20:59:22 apb Exp $
 
 NOMAN=  	# defined
 
 .include <bsd.own.mk>
 
+AWK?=	${TOOL_AWK}
+
 CLEANFILES=	result
 
 regress:
diff --git a/regress/usr.bin/awk/end1/Makefile b/regress/usr.bin/awk/end1/Makefile
index 184638f9dbbf..67e0f0612d8d 100644
--- a/regress/usr.bin/awk/end1/Makefile
+++ b/regress/usr.bin/awk/end1/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.1 2005/03/23 17:28:55 he Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.2 2008/10/27 20:59:22 apb Exp $
 
 NOMAN=  	# defined
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ NOMAN=  	# defined
 CLEANFILES=	result
 
 regress:
-	${AWK} -f ${.CURDIR}/test.awk ${.CURDIR}/input > result
+	${TOOL_AWK} -f ${.CURDIR}/test.awk ${.CURDIR}/input > result
 	@cmp ${.CURDIR}/expected result
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/regress/usr.bin/awk/end2/Makefile b/regress/usr.bin/awk/end2/Makefile
index 184638f9dbbf..68508dccd2da 100644
--- a/regress/usr.bin/awk/end2/Makefile
+++ b/regress/usr.bin/awk/end2/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.1 2005/03/23 17:28:55 he Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.2 2008/10/27 20:59:22 apb Exp $
 
 NOMAN=  	# defined
 
 .include <bsd.own.mk>
 
+AWK?=	${TOOL_AWK}
+
 CLEANFILES=	result
 
 regress:
diff --git a/regress/usr.bin/awk/string1/Makefile b/regress/usr.bin/awk/string1/Makefile
index 33917d71268c..bea94e19b2f3 100644
--- a/regress/usr.bin/awk/string1/Makefile
+++ b/regress/usr.bin/awk/string1/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.1 2005/01/13 12:26:12 yamt Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.2 2008/10/27 20:59:22 apb Exp $
 
 NOMAN=  	# defined
 
 .include <bsd.own.mk>
 
+AWK?=	${TOOL_AWK}
+
 CLEANFILES=	result
 
 regress:
diff --git a/regress/usr.bin/awk/tolower/Makefile b/regress/usr.bin/awk/tolower/Makefile
index 9960053e3a63..1646e04220b2 100644
--- a/regress/usr.bin/awk/tolower/Makefile
+++ b/regress/usr.bin/awk/tolower/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.1 2007/10/25 14:51:18 he Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.2 2008/10/27 20:59:22 apb Exp $
 
 NOMAN=  	# defined
 
 .include <bsd.own.mk>
 
+AWK?=	${TOOL_AWK}
+
 CLEANFILES=	result
 
 regress:
diff --git a/regress/usr.bin/awk/toupper/Makefile b/regress/usr.bin/awk/toupper/Makefile
index 007e78bf0088..1646e04220b2 100644
--- a/regress/usr.bin/awk/toupper/Makefile
+++ b/regress/usr.bin/awk/toupper/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.1 2007/10/25 14:51:19 he Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.2 2008/10/27 20:59:22 apb Exp $
 
 NOMAN=  	# defined
 
 .include <bsd.own.mk>
 
+AWK?=	${TOOL_AWK}
+
 CLEANFILES=	result
 
 regress: