diff --git a/test/infra/Dockerfile.emba b/test/infra/Dockerfile.emba
index 7f12d682a13..b146f5a2c4d 100644
--- a/test/infra/Dockerfile.emba
+++ b/test/infra/Dockerfile.emba
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ FROM debian:bullseye as emacs-base
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends -o=Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 \
       libc-dev gcc g++ make autoconf automake libncurses-dev gnutls-dev \
-      libdbus-1-dev libacl1-dev acl git texinfo gdb \
+      libdbus-1-dev libacl1-dev acl git texinfo gawk gdb \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 FROM emacs-base as emacs-inotify