diff --git a/images/peer/Dockerfile b/images/peer/Dockerfile
index 18a4c74e523..5ce9da4796e 100644
--- a/images/peer/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/peer/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache tzdata
 # set up nsswitch.conf for Go's "netgo" implementation
 # - https://github.com/golang/go/blob/go1.9.1/src/net/conf.go#L194-L275
 # - docker run --rm debian:stretch grep '^hosts:' /etc/nsswitch.conf
-RUN [ ! -e /etc/nsswitch.conf ] && echo 'hosts: files dns' > /etc/nsswitch.conf
+RUN echo 'hosts: files dns' > /etc/nsswitch.conf
 
 FROM golang:${GO_VER}-alpine${ALPINE_VER} as golang
 RUN apk add --no-cache \