diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index ebafac4..e0a22e4 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -204,6 +204,15 @@
 
 endchoice
 
+config DEFAULT_HOSTNAME
+	string "Default hostname"
+	default "(none)"
+	help
+	  This option determines the default system hostname before userspace
+	  calls sethostname(2). The kernel traditionally uses "(none)" here,
+	  but you may wish to use a different default here to make a minimal
+	  system more usable with less configuration.
+
 config SWAP
 	bool "Support for paging of anonymous memory (swap)"
 	depends on MMU && BLOCK