diff --git a/.github/os_detect.sh b/.github/os_detect.sh
index ee9c145d..47c762d3 100644
--- a/.github/os_detect.sh
+++ b/.github/os_detect.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
+
+. /etc/os-release
+
 # workaround for really bare-bones Archlinux containers:
 if [ -x "$(command -v pacman)" ]; then
     pacman --noconfirm -Sy
     pacman --noconfirm -S grep gawk sed
 fi
 
+if [ ${ID} == "fedora" -a ${VERSION_ID} -gt 41 ]; then
+    dnf install -y gawk
+fi
+
 os_release_file=
 if [ -s "/etc/os-release" ]; then
   os_release_file="/etc/os-release"