diff --git a/etc/rc.d/diskless b/etc/rc.d/diskless
index 748a10bc788..a244d71f5c4 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/diskless
+++ b/etc/rc.d/diskless
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ fi
 # if the info is available via dhcp/kenv
 # build the resolv.conf
 #
-if [ ! -e /etc/resolv.conf ]; then
+if [ ! -e /etc/resolv.conf -a `/bin/kenv dhcp.domain-name-servers` != "" ]; then
         echo domain `/bin/kenv dhcp.domain-name` > /etc/resolv.conf
 
         set `/bin/kenv dhcp.domain-name-servers`
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/resolv b/etc/rc.d/resolv
index 748a10bc788..a244d71f5c4 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/resolv
+++ b/etc/rc.d/resolv
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ fi
 # if the info is available via dhcp/kenv
 # build the resolv.conf
 #
-if [ ! -e /etc/resolv.conf ]; then
+if [ ! -e /etc/resolv.conf -a `/bin/kenv dhcp.domain-name-servers` != "" ]; then
         echo domain `/bin/kenv dhcp.domain-name` > /etc/resolv.conf
 
         set `/bin/kenv dhcp.domain-name-servers`
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/tmp b/etc/rc.d/tmp
index 748a10bc788..a244d71f5c4 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/tmp
+++ b/etc/rc.d/tmp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ fi
 # if the info is available via dhcp/kenv
 # build the resolv.conf
 #
-if [ ! -e /etc/resolv.conf ]; then
+if [ ! -e /etc/resolv.conf -a `/bin/kenv dhcp.domain-name-servers` != "" ]; then
         echo domain `/bin/kenv dhcp.domain-name` > /etc/resolv.conf
 
         set `/bin/kenv dhcp.domain-name-servers`
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/var b/etc/rc.d/var
index 748a10bc788..a244d71f5c4 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/var
+++ b/etc/rc.d/var
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ fi
 # if the info is available via dhcp/kenv
 # build the resolv.conf
 #
-if [ ! -e /etc/resolv.conf ]; then
+if [ ! -e /etc/resolv.conf -a `/bin/kenv dhcp.domain-name-servers` != "" ]; then
         echo domain `/bin/kenv dhcp.domain-name` > /etc/resolv.conf
 
         set `/bin/kenv dhcp.domain-name-servers`