diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bc3a3ab5d..8faa6ec11 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ src/vfs/extfs/helpers/uar
 src/vfs/extfs/helpers/uarc
 src/vfs/extfs/helpers/uarj
 src/vfs/extfs/helpers/uc1541
+src/vfs/extfs/helpers/ucab
 src/vfs/extfs/helpers/uha
 src/vfs/extfs/helpers/ulha
 src/vfs/extfs/helpers/urar
diff --git a/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/.gitignore b/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/.gitignore
index e23b9188a..8c9f1133d 100644
--- a/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/.gitignore
+++ b/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ s3+
 ualz
 uar
 uarj
+ucab
 uha
 ulha
 urar
diff --git a/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/Makefile.am b/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/Makefile.am
index d48699fe5..8d53d2f2f 100644
--- a/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ EXTFSCONFFILES = sfs.ini
 EXTFS_MISC  = README README.extfs
 
 # Scripts hat don't need adaptation to the local system
-EXTFS_CONST = bpp rpm trpm u7z ucab
+EXTFS_CONST = bpp rpm trpm u7z
 
 # Scripts that need adaptation to the local system - source files
 EXTFS_IN    = 			\
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ EXTFS_IN    = 			\
 	uarc.in			\
 	uarj.in			\
 	uc1541.in		\
+	ucab.in			\
 	uha.in			\
 	ulha.in			\
 	urar.in			\
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ EXTFS_OUT = 			\
 	uarc			\
 	uarj			\
 	uc1541			\
+	ucab			\
 	uha			\
 	ulha			\
 	urar			\
diff --git a/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/uace.in b/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/uace.in
index 6b00f7a41..b383d4152 100644
--- a/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/uace.in
+++ b/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/uace.in
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 # <jpelletier@ieee.org>
 #
 
-# Define your awk
-AWK=gawk
 # Define which archiver you are using with appropriate options
 ACE_LIST="unace l"
 ACE_GET="unace x"
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@ mc_ace_fs_list()
             UID=0
         fi
     fi
-    $ACE_LIST "$1" | gawk -v uid=$UID '
+    $ACE_LIST "$1" | @AWK@ -v uid=$UID '
 BEGIN { Month="JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec" }
 /%/ { 
   split($1,date,".")
diff --git a/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/uarc.in b/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/uarc.in
index e3269cb09..8c1a00696 100644
--- a/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/uarc.in
+++ b/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/uarc.in
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 # <jpelletier@ieee.org>
 #
 
-# Define your awk
-AWK=gawk
 # Define which archiver you are using with appropriate options
 ARC_LIST="arc v"
 ARC_GET="arc x"
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ mc_arc_fs_list()
             UID=0
         fi
     fi
-    $ARC_LIST "$1" | gawk -v uid=$UID '
+    $ARC_LIST "$1" | @AWK@ -v uid=$UID '
 BEGIN { }
 /^Name/ { next }
 /===/ { next }
diff --git a/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/uc1541.in b/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/uc1541.in
index a9620a167..842c1d1bf 100644
--- a/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/uc1541.in
+++ b/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/uc1541.in
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 # <jpelletier@ieee.org>
 #
 
-# Define your awk
-AWK=gawk
 # Define which archiver you are using with appropriate options
 C1541="c1541"
 
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ mc_c1541_fs_list()
             UID=0
         fi
     fi
-    $C1541 "$1" -list | gawk -v uid=$UID '
+    $C1541 "$1" -list | @AWK@ -v uid=$UID '
 BEGIN { FS = "\"" }
 /No LINES!/ { next }
 /BLOCKS FREE/ { next }
diff --git a/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/ucab b/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/ucab.in
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 91%
rename from src/vfs/extfs/helpers/ucab
rename to src/vfs/extfs/helpers/ucab.in
index e6bded35a..252c8cab7
--- a/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/ucab
+++ b/src/vfs/extfs/helpers/ucab.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ CAB=cabextract
 
 mccabfs_list ()
 {
-    $CAB -l "$1" | gawk -v uid=`id -un` -v gid=`id -gn` '
+    $CAB -l "$1" | @AWK@ -v uid=`id -un` -v gid=`id -gn` '
 BEGIN { flag=0 }
 /^-------/ { flag++; if (flag > 1) exit 0; next }
 {