diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/dev-lang/python-oem/python-oem-3.9.12.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/dev-lang/python-oem/python-oem-3.9.12.ebuild
index 0cdb068420..2e4a1df3ff 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/dev-lang/python-oem/python-oem-3.9.12.ebuild
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/dev-lang/python-oem/python-oem-3.9.12.ebuild
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ DEPEND="
 	virtual/libintl
 "
 BDEPEND="
-	virtual/awk
+	app-alternatives/awk
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 	sys-devel/autoconf-archive
 	verify-sig? ( sec-keys/openpgp-keys-python )