diff --git a/rc.in b/rc.in
index b3cc208..298f546 100755
--- a/rc.in
+++ b/rc.in
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ rc.shutdown() {
 }
 
 rc.hostname() {
+	[[ -f '/etc/hostname' ]] && { hostname "$(</etc/hostname)"; }
 	[[ "$cfg_hostname" ]] && { hostname "$cfg_hostname"; }
 }