diff --git a/modules.d/40network/dhclient-script b/modules.d/40network/dhclient-script
index f739d8d8..54ec2f56 100755
--- a/modules.d/40network/dhclient-script
+++ b/modules.d/40network/dhclient-script
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ setup_interface() {
 	done
     fi >> /tmp/resolv.conf
 
-    [ -n "$hostname" ] && echo hostname $hostname > /tmp/net.$netif.hostname
+    [ -n "$hostname" ] && echo "echo $hostname > /proc/sys/kernel/hostname" > /tmp/net.$netif.hostname
 }
 
 PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin
diff --git a/modules.d/40network/ifup b/modules.d/40network/ifup
index dd45800d..419c2ca6 100755
--- a/modules.d/40network/ifup
+++ b/modules.d/40network/ifup
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ do_static() {
     } > /tmp/net.$netif.up
 
     [ -n "$gw" ] && echo ip route add default via $gw dev $netif > /tmp/net.$netif.gw
-    [ -n "$hostname" ] && echo hostname $hostname > /tmp/net.$netif.hostname
+    [ -n "$hostname" ] && echo "echo $hostname > /proc/sys/kernel/hostname" > /tmp/net.$netif.hostname
 
     echo online > /sys/class/net/$netif/uevent
     /sbin/initqueue --onetime --name netroot-$netif  /sbin/netroot $netif 
diff --git a/modules.d/40network/install b/modules.d/40network/install
index 91288a9c..c16848d0 100755
--- a/modules.d/40network/install
+++ b/modules.d/40network/install
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-dracut_install ip dhclient hostname brctl
+dracut_install ip dhclient brctl
 inst "$moddir/ifup" "/sbin/ifup"
 inst "$moddir/netroot" "/sbin/netroot"
 inst "$moddir/dhclient-script" "/sbin/dhclient-script"