diff --git a/host.conf b/host.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e26355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#
+# /etc/host.conf - resolver configuration file
+#
+# Please read the manual page host.conf(5) for more information.
+#
+multi on
diff --git a/netcfg.changes b/netcfg.changes
index f047d7b..2aa4239 100644
--- a/netcfg.changes
+++ b/netcfg.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan 28 20:15:47 UTC 2020 - Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.com>
+
+- Re-add host.conf with fixed comments, only remove libc 4/5
+  comments/entries.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Dec  6 08:41:17 UTC 2019 - Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/netcfg.spec b/netcfg.spec
index 8d98dbc..84d2c2a 100644
--- a/netcfg.spec
+++ b/netcfg.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package netcfg
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Group:          System/Base
 Source0:        defaultdomain
 Source1:        exports
 Source2:        ftpusers
+Source3:        host.conf
 Source4:        hosts
 Source5:        hosts.allow
 Source6:        hosts.deny
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ cp %{SOURCE16} .
 
 %install
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}
-for i in hostname aliases defaultdomain exports ftpusers hosts hosts.allow hosts.deny hosts.equiv hosts.lpd netgroup ethertypes; do
+for i in hostname aliases defaultdomain exports ftpusers host.conf hosts hosts.allow hosts.deny hosts.equiv hosts.lpd netgroup ethertypes; do
   install $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/$i %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}
 done
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_prefix}%{_sysconfdir}
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_prefix}%{_sysconfdir}/services.orig
 %verify(not md5 size mtime)                    %{_distconfdir}/ethers
 %verify(not md5 size mtime) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/exports
 %verify(not md5 size mtime) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/ftpusers
+%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/host.conf
 %verify(not md5 size mtime) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/hosts
 %verify(not md5 size mtime) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/hosts.allow
 %verify(not md5 size mtime) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/hosts.deny