diff --git a/srcpkgs/xlunch/template b/srcpkgs/xlunch/template
index 084d0a2eeac..1c61bd91f78 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xlunch/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xlunch/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_target=xlunch
 makedepends="imlib2-devel"
-depends="bash findutils grep awk sed desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme"
+depends="bash findutils grep virtual?awk sed desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme"
 short_desc="Graphical app launcher for X with little dependencies"
 maintainer="Michael Aldridge <maldridge@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"