diff --git a/build/tools/build-host-awk.sh b/build/tools/build-host-awk.sh
index 84890b7..b0c0957 100755
--- a/build/tools/build-host-awk.sh
+++ b/build/tools/build-host-awk.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
 if [ "$TRY64" = "yes" ]; then
   BUILD_TRY64=yes
 fi
+V=0
+if [ "$VERBOSE2" = "yes" ]; then
+  V=1
+fi
 
 log "Configuring the build"
 mkdir -p $BUILD_DIR && rm -rf $BUILD_DIR/*
@@ -73,7 +77,8 @@
     -j $NUM_JOBS \
     BUILD_DIR="$BUILD_DIR" \
     MINGW="$BUILD_MINGW" \
-    TRY64="$BUILD_TRY64"
+    TRY64="$BUILD_TRY64" \
+    V="$V"
 fail_panic "Failed to build the awk-$AWK_VERSION executable!"
 
 log "Copying executable to prebuilt location"
diff --git a/sources/host-tools/nawk-20071023/GNUmakefile b/sources/host-tools/nawk-20071023/GNUmakefile
index 8c976aa..631227f 100644
--- a/sources/host-tools/nawk-20071023/GNUmakefile
+++ b/sources/host-tools/nawk-20071023/GNUmakefile
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 CC      := i586-pc-mingw32msvc-gcc
 endif
 EXE     := .exe
+else
+WINE    :=
 endif
 
 PROGRAM := $(BUILD_DIR)/ndk-awk$(EXE)
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@
 
 $(PROCTAB_C): $(MAKETAB) $(YTAB_H)
 	@echo "Gen: $(notdir $@)"
-	$(hide)$(MAKETAB) $(YTAB_H) > $@
+	$(hide)$(WINE) $(MAKETAB) $(YTAB_H) > $@
 
 
 $(PROGRAM): $(OBJECTS)