diff --git a/sh/udhcpc-hook.sh.in b/sh/udhcpc-hook.sh.in
index 31f5e689..0744a04c 100644
--- a/sh/udhcpc-hook.sh.in
+++ b/sh/udhcpc-hook.sh.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ update_dns()
 	[ -z "${domain}" ] && [ -z "${dns}" ] && return
 
 	conf="# Generated by udhcpc for ${interface}\n"
-	[ -n "${domain}" ] && conf="${conf}search ${domain}\n"
+	[ -n "${domain}" ] && conf="${conf}domain ${domain}\n"
 	for i in ${dns} ; do
 		conf="${conf}nameserver ${i}\n"
 	done