diff --git a/roles/dnsmasq/tasks/main.yml b/roles/dnsmasq/tasks/main.yml
index 17b61ee1c..2c10b6c4b 100644
--- a/roles/dnsmasq/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/dnsmasq/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
   with_items:
     - '^127\.0\.0\.1(\s+){{ inventory_hostname }}.*'
     - '^::1(\s+){{ inventory_hostname }}.*'
-    - '^::1(\s+)localhost.*'
-    - '^127.0.0.1(\s+)localhost.*'
+    - '^::1(\s+)localhost(\s+).*'
 
 - name: localhost in hosts file
   lineinfile: