diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/gencode-remote
index 6840ca9e..90312fad 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/gencode-remote
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ in
             "&& hostnamectl set-hostname '$name_should'" \
             "|| hostname '$name_should'"
     ;;
-    centos|fedora|redhat|scientific|freebsd|netbsd|gentoo)
+    centos|fedora|redhat|scientific|freebsd|netbsd|gentoo|void)
         echo "hostname '$name_should'"
     ;;
     macosx)
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/manifest
index 49591926..4465038d 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/manifest
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ fi
 
 case $os
 in
-    alpine|debian|devuan|ubuntu)
+    alpine|debian|devuan|ubuntu|void)
         echo "$name_should" \
             | __file /etc/hostname --source -
     ;;