1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sh/shrc b/sh/shrc
index 6c4eac8b..8bbc5147 100644
--- a/sh/shrc
+++ b/sh/shrc
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ command -p stty -ixon -ctlecho 2>/dev/null
 # Keep around 4K lines of history in memory
 HISTSIZE=$((1 << 12))
 
+# If HOSTNAME isn't set by this shell, we'll do it
+[ -n "$HOSTNAME" ] || HOSTNAME=$(uname -n)
+
 # Don't warn me about new mail
 unset -v MAILCHECK