diff --git a/package/nss-mdns/nss-mdns.mk b/package/nss-mdns/nss-mdns.mk
index ee666c76a0..63f40e718a 100644
--- a/package/nss-mdns/nss-mdns.mk
+++ b/package/nss-mdns/nss-mdns.mk
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ NSS_MDNS_LICENSE = LGPL-2.1+
 NSS_MDNS_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 define NSS_MDNS_INSTALL_CONFIG
-	if [ ! -f "$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/nsswitch.conf" ]; then \
-		$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 package/glibc/nsswitch.conf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/nsswitch.conf ; \
-	fi
 	sed -r -i -e 's/^(hosts:[[:space:]]+).*/\1files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4/' \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/nsswitch.conf
 endef