diff --git a/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/config/host.conf b/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/config/host.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1a59f73a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/config/host.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+multi on
diff --git a/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/config/nsswitch.conf b/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/config/nsswitch.conf
index 4d2a76376d..4391cdd21e 100644
--- a/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/config/nsswitch.conf
+++ b/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/config/nsswitch.conf
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
 # Example configuration of GNU Name Service Switch functionality.
 #
 
-passwd:		db files
-group:		db files
-shadow:		db files
+passwd:		files
+group:		files
+shadow:		files
 gshadow:	files
 
 hosts:		files dns
 networks:	files dns
 
-protocols:	db files
-services:	db files
-ethers:		db files
-rpc:		db files
+protocols:	files
+services:	files
+ethers:		files
+rpc:		files
 
-netgroup:	db files
+netgroup:	files
diff --git a/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/install b/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/install
index d3176dd0ea..4b623bd4de 100755
--- a/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/install
+++ b/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/install
@@ -59,5 +59,6 @@ mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc
   cp $PKG_DIR/config/nsswitch.conf $INSTALL/etc
+  cp $PKG_DIR/config/host.conf $INSTALL/etc
   cp $PKG_DIR/config/gai.conf $INSTALL/etc
   cp $PKG_BUILD/sunrpc/etc.rpc $INSTALL/etc/rpc