diff --git a/utils/gawk/Makefile b/utils/gawk/Makefile
index a8bd99f5d0..42deed8e67 100644
--- a/utils/gawk/Makefile
+++ b/utils/gawk/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=gawk
 PKG_VERSION:=5.2.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/gawk
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ define Package/gawk
   DEPENDS:=+libncursesw +libreadline
 endef
 
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+= --disable-mpfr
+
 define Package/gawk/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/gawk $(1)/usr/bin/