diff --git a/packages/network/samba/config/smb.conf b/packages/network/samba/config/smb.conf
index e96b001645..9bf70111b3 100644
--- a/packages/network/samba/config/smb.conf
+++ b/packages/network/samba/config/smb.conf
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 [global]
   server string = OpenELEC
   workgroup = WORKGROUP
-  netbios name = openelec
+  netbios name = %h
   security = share
   guest account = root
   socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_RCVBUF=65536 SO_SNDBUF=65536