diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
index d0eed2f87aaf..5a7f31949073 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ lib.makeScope
     gawk = callPackage ./gawk {
       bash = bash_2_05;
       tinycc = tinycc-musl;
+      gnumake = gnumake-musl;
+      gnutar = gnutar-musl;
       bootGawk = gawk-mes;
     };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gawk/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gawk/default.nix
index d7d603f9dc86..879b98bf00c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gawk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gawk/default.nix
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 let
   inherit (import ./common.nix { inherit lib; }) meta;
   pname = "gawk";
-  version = "5.2.0";
+  version = "5.2.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnu/gawk/gawk-${version}.tar.gz";
-    hash = "sha256-71r0RJywJp+vOvJL9MAic9RV8HQb88UPht3AkzLWz1Y=";
+    hash = "sha256-lFrvfM/xAfILIqEIArwAXplKsrjqPnJMwaGXxi9B9lA=";
   };
 in
 bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}" {
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}" {
     --host=${hostPlatform.config}
 
   # Build
-  make
+  make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES
 
   # Install
-  make install
+  make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES install
 ''