diff --git a/build/php.m4 b/build/php.m4
index 3d1b6b1f251..012b8753f6f 100644
--- a/build/php.m4
+++ b/build/php.m4
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ T_MD=$($php_shtool echo -n -e %B)
 T_ME=$($php_shtool echo -n -e %b)
 > Makefile.objects
 > Makefile.fragments
+dnl Required programs.
+PHP_PROG_AWK
 dnl Run at the end of the configuration, before creating the config.status.
 AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS_PRE(
 [dnl Directory for storing shared objects of extensions.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0abaf4a4f18..f54b93fdf40 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ dnl Check for -R, etc. switch.
 PHP_RUNPATH_SWITCH
 
 dnl Checks for some support/generator progs.
-PHP_PROG_AWK
 PHP_PROG_BISON([3.0.0])
 PHP_PROG_RE2C([1.0.3], [--no-generation-date])
 PHP_PROG_PHP()
diff --git a/scripts/phpize.m4 b/scripts/phpize.m4
index 22f4477e7bc..4bfe79dc457 100644
--- a/scripts/phpize.m4
+++ b/scripts/phpize.m4
@@ -136,9 +136,6 @@ AS_VAR_IF([PHP_DEBUG], [yes], [
 dnl Always shared.
 PHP_BUILD_SHARED
 
-dnl Required programs.
-PHP_PROG_AWK
-
 PHP_HELP_SEPARATOR([Extension:])
 PHP_CONFIGURE_PART([Configuring extension])