diff --git a/common/Kconfig b/common/Kconfig
index 1c26690..b522a86 100644
--- a/common/Kconfig
+++ b/common/Kconfig
@@ -867,6 +867,7 @@
 	select CMD_BOOT
 	select NET_CMD_IFUP if NET
 	select CMD_IP_ROUTE_GET if NET
+	select CMD_HOST if NET
 
 config DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_GENERIC
 	bool "Generic environment template (old version)"
diff --git a/defaultenv/defaultenv-2-base/boot/net b/defaultenv/defaultenv-2-base/boot/net
index 840e9fc..f889529 100644
--- a/defaultenv/defaultenv-2-base/boot/net
+++ b/defaultenv/defaultenv-2-base/boot/net
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@
 	global.bootm.oftree="$oftree"
 fi
 
-nfsroot="${global.net.server}:/home/${global.user}/nfsroot/${global.hostname}"
+host ${global.net.server} nfsserver
+if [ $? != 0 ]; then
+	echo "Cannot resolve \"${global.net.server}\""
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+nfsroot="${nfsserver}:/home/${global.user}/nfsroot/${global.hostname}"
 
 ip_route_get -b ${global.net.server} global.linux.bootargs.dyn.ip