diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/inetutils/inetutils_1.9.4.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/inetutils/inetutils_1.9.4.bb
index a8c40254ba..e3c2781766 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/inetutils/inetutils_1.9.4.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/inetutils/inetutils_1.9.4.bb
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-traceroute = "traceroute"
 ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-hostname = "hostname"
 ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[hostname]  = "${base_bindir}/hostname"
 
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-doc = "hostname.1"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[hostname.1] = "${mandir}/man1/hostname.1"
+
 ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-ifconfig = "ifconfig"
 ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[ifconfig]  = "${base_sbindir}/ifconfig"