diff --git a/templates/glibc.tmpl b/templates/glibc.tmpl
index f2fa2a0b190..e080cb86b34 100644
--- a/templates/glibc.tmpl
+++ b/templates/glibc.tmpl
@@ -60,5 +60,20 @@ post_install()
 			$destdir/usr/bin/ldd
 	fi
 
+	# Create nsswitch.conf
+	( 				\
+	echo "passwd: files";		\
+	echo "group: files";		\
+	echo "shadow: files";		\
+	echo;				\
+	echo "hosts: files dns";	\
+	echo "networks: files";		\
+	echo;				\
+	echo "protocols: files";	\
+	echo "services: files";		\
+	echo "ethers: files";		\
+	echo "rpc: files";		\
+	) > $destdir/etc/nsswitch.conf
+
 	wrksrc=${wrksrc%%/build_obj}
 }