diff --git a/tasks/rabbitmq_pre_install.yml b/tasks/rabbitmq_pre_install.yml
index 22e40829..4116ef00 100644
--- a/tasks/rabbitmq_pre_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/rabbitmq_pre_install.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
         state: present
         line: '127.0.0.1 localhost'
         regexp: '^127\.0\.0\.1'
+    - name: Remove hostname record for 127.0.1.1
+      replace:
+        path: /etc/hosts
+        regexp: '^(127\.0\.1\.1)\s*(\S*)\s*({{ ansible_facts["hostname"] }})($|\s.*)'
+        replace: '\1 \2 \4'
   when:
     - rabbitmq_manage_hosts_entries | bool
   tags: