diff --git a/alpine/Dockerfile b/alpine/Dockerfile
index ea89b807a..8f7a497b8 100644
--- a/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ COPY packages/9pinit/etc /etc/
 COPY packages/ntp15m/etc /etc/
 COPY packages/binfmt_misc/etc /etc/
 COPY packages/dnsfix/etc /etc/
+COPY packages/hostname/etc /etc/
 
 RUN \
   rc-update add swap boot && \
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ RUN \
   rc-update add localmount && \
   rc-update add klogd && \
   rc-update add docker default && \
-  rc-update add 9pinit default && \
+  rc-update add 9pinit boot && \
   rc-update add 9pudc default && \
   rc-update add 9pudfuse default && \
   rc-update add mdnstool default && \
diff --git a/alpine/Makefile b/alpine/Makefile
index d8298f1be..ee6dba147 100644
--- a/alpine/Makefile
+++ b/alpine/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 all:	initrd.img
 
 ETCFILES=etc/issue etc/motd etc/network/interfaces
-ETCFILES+=etc/hostname- etc/resolv.conf- etc/hosts-
+ETCFILES+=etc/resolv.conf- etc/hosts-
 ETCFILES+=etc/securetty
 
 initrd.img: Dockerfile mkinitrd.sh repositories $(ETCFILES)
diff --git a/alpine/etc/hostname- b/alpine/etc/hostname-
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d0eac4b3..000000000
--- a/alpine/etc/hostname-
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-docker
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/alpine/mkinitrd.sh b/alpine/mkinitrd.sh
index bd3324b99..5c73a778d 100755
--- a/alpine/mkinitrd.sh
+++ b/alpine/mkinitrd.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ mkdir pty
 cd /tmp/etc
 mv hosts- hosts
 mv resolv.conf- resolv.conf
-mv hostname- hostname
 
 rm /tmp/bin/mkinitrd.sh