diff --git a/scripts/inner_chroot_script.sh b/scripts/inner_chroot_script.sh
index d9b31dd..7583277 100755
--- a/scripts/inner_chroot_script.sh
+++ b/scripts/inner_chroot_script.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ echo "inet_interfaces = localhost" >> /etc/postfix/main.cf
 # turn bashlogin shells to actual login shells
 sed -i 's:exec -l /bin/bash:exec -l /bin/bash -l:' /bin/bashlogin
 
+# setup /etc/hosts, add sabayon as default hostname (required by XFCE)
+sed -i "/^127.0.0.1/ s/localhost/localhost sabayon/" /etc/hosts
+sed -i "/^::1/ s/localhost/localhost sabayon/" /etc/hosts
+
 # setup postfix local mail aliases
 newaliases