diff --git a/util/pkg/distributions/distributions.go b/util/pkg/distributions/distributions.go
index ab3a2302e3..5cfc2aad3a 100644
--- a/util/pkg/distributions/distributions.go
+++ b/util/pkg/distributions/distributions.go
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ func (d *Distribution) HasLoopbackEtcResolvConf() bool {
 		// Ubuntu > 16.04 has it
 		return d.version > 16.04
 	}
+	if d.project == "flatcar" {
+		return true
+	}
 	return false
 }