diff --git a/package/nss-mdns/nss-mdns.mk b/package/nss-mdns/nss-mdns.mk
index 8d23f8999f..22c2bc2ed1 100644
--- a/package/nss-mdns/nss-mdns.mk
+++ b/package/nss-mdns/nss-mdns.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ NSS_MDNS_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1+
 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