diff --git a/cde/admin/IntegTools/dbTools/udbToAny.ksh b/cde/admin/IntegTools/dbTools/udbToAny.ksh
index 655b627f6..2345b9fdb 100755
--- a/cde/admin/IntegTools/dbTools/udbToAny.ksh
+++ b/cde/admin/IntegTools/dbTools/udbToAny.ksh
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ ConvertRoutine()
     shift
     shift
 
-    AWK=/usr/bin/awk
-    if [ -x /usr/bin/nawk ]; then
-	AWK=/usr/bin/nawk
+    AWK=awk
+    if type nawk > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+	AWK=nawk
     fi
 
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