diff --git a/main/gawk/APKBUILD b/main/gawk/APKBUILD
index f66df4ee6fc..dc8aee3eda7 100644
--- a/main/gawk/APKBUILD
+++ b/main/gawk/APKBUILD
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Contributor: TBK <alpine@jjtc.eu>
 pkgname=gawk
 pkgver=5.3.2
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=2
 pkgdesc="GNU awk pattern-matching language"
 url="https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/gawk.html"
 arch="all"
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ check() {
 
 package() {
 	make DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
-
-	# Overwrite busybox's awk symlink
-	mkdir -p "$pkgdir"/bin
-	rm "$pkgdir/usr/bin/awk"
-	ln -s /usr/bin/gawk "$pkgdir/bin/awk"
 }
 
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