diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
index 245a8b5bec2..b26449e954f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func makeMounts(pod *v1.Pod, podDir string, container *v1.Container, hostName, h
 	// - container is not already mounting on /etc/hosts
 	// When the pause container is being created, its IP is still unknown. Hence, PodIP will not have been set.
 	// OS is not Windows
-	mountEtcHostsFile := (pod.Spec.SecurityContext == nil || !pod.Spec.HostNetwork) && len(podIP) > 0 && runtime.GOOS != "windows"
+	mountEtcHostsFile := !pod.Spec.HostNetwork && len(podIP) > 0 && runtime.GOOS != "windows"
 	glog.V(3).Infof("container: %v/%v/%v podIP: %q creating hosts mount: %v", pod.Namespace, pod.Name, container.Name, podIP, mountEtcHostsFile)
 	mounts := []kubecontainer.Mount{}
 	for _, mount := range container.VolumeMounts {