diff --git a/src/etc/netstart b/src/etc/netstart
index 3a5f286f..fe21eae4 100644
--- a/src/etc/netstart
+++ b/src/etc/netstart
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$OpenBSD: netstart,v 1.98 2004/10/20 21:17:34 deraadt Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: netstart,v 1.99 2004/12/04 00:17:05 itojun Exp $
 
 # Returns true if $1 contains only alphanumerics
 isalphanumeric() {
@@ -342,8 +342,7 @@ for hn in /etc/hostname.*; do
 	esac
 done
 
-# Use loopback, not the wire.
-route -qn add -host $hostname 127.0.0.1 > /dev/null
+# reject 127/8 other than 127.0.0.1
 route -qn add -net 127 127.0.0.1 -reject > /dev/null
 
 # Configure all the bridges.