diff --git a/srcpkgs/vlc/template b/srcpkgs/vlc/template
index 30c9a0b9c9..05a038bd96 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vlc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vlc/template
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ for _dep_ in ${_vlc_deps}; do
 	Add_dependency build	${_dep_}-devel
 done
 
+pre_configure()
+{
+	# hostname -s is not valid, at least in coreutils!
+	sed -i "s|hostname -s|hostname|g" ${wrksrc}/configure || return 1
+}
+
 post_install()
 {
 	# Remove unused stuff