diff --git a/daemon/libnetwork/sandbox_linux.go b/daemon/libnetwork/sandbox_linux.go
index 27a37dfd8c..878ff44495 100644
--- a/daemon/libnetwork/sandbox_linux.go
+++ b/daemon/libnetwork/sandbox_linux.go
@@ -366,6 +366,11 @@ func (sb *Sandbox) populateNetworkResourcesOS(ctx context.Context, ep *Endpoint)
 
 	if ep.needResolver() {
 		sb.startResolver(false)
+	} else {
+		// Make sure /etc/resolv.conf is set up.
+		if err := sb.updateDNS(ep.getNetwork().enableIPv6); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	if i != nil && i.srcName != "" {
@@ -448,10 +453,6 @@ func (sb *Sandbox) populateNetworkResourcesOS(ctx context.Context, ep *Endpoint)
 	}
 
 	sb.addHostsEntries(ctx, ep.getEtcHostsAddrs())
-	// Make sure /etc/resolv.conf is set up.
-	if err := sb.updateDNS(ep.getNetwork().enableIPv6); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	// Populate load balancer only after updating all the other
 	// information including gateway and other routes so that