diff --git a/container/container_unix.go b/container/container_unix.go
index 77851946f3..2e1b95f404 100644
--- a/container/container_unix.go
+++ b/container/container_unix.go
@@ -65,12 +65,11 @@ func (container *Container) NetworkMounts() []Mount {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(container.ResolvConfPath); err != nil {
 			logrus.Warnf("ResolvConfPath set to %q, but can't stat this filename (err = %v); skipping", container.ResolvConfPath, err)
 		} else {
-			if !container.HasMountFor("/etc/resolv.conf") {
-				label.Relabel(container.ResolvConfPath, container.MountLabel, shared)
-			}
 			writable := !container.HostConfig.ReadonlyRootfs
 			if m, exists := container.MountPoints["/etc/resolv.conf"]; exists {
 				writable = m.RW
+			} else {
+				label.Relabel(container.ResolvConfPath, container.MountLabel, shared)
 			}
 			mounts = append(mounts, Mount{
 				Source:      container.ResolvConfPath,
@@ -84,12 +83,11 @@ func (container *Container) NetworkMounts() []Mount {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(container.HostnamePath); err != nil {
 			logrus.Warnf("HostnamePath set to %q, but can't stat this filename (err = %v); skipping", container.HostnamePath, err)
 		} else {
-			if !container.HasMountFor("/etc/hostname") {
-				label.Relabel(container.HostnamePath, container.MountLabel, shared)
-			}
 			writable := !container.HostConfig.ReadonlyRootfs
 			if m, exists := container.MountPoints["/etc/hostname"]; exists {
 				writable = m.RW
+			} else {
+				label.Relabel(container.HostnamePath, container.MountLabel, shared)
 			}
 			mounts = append(mounts, Mount{
 				Source:      container.HostnamePath,
@@ -103,12 +101,11 @@ func (container *Container) NetworkMounts() []Mount {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(container.HostsPath); err != nil {
 			logrus.Warnf("HostsPath set to %q, but can't stat this filename (err = %v); skipping", container.HostsPath, err)
 		} else {
-			if !container.HasMountFor("/etc/hosts") {
-				label.Relabel(container.HostsPath, container.MountLabel, shared)
-			}
 			writable := !container.HostConfig.ReadonlyRootfs
 			if m, exists := container.MountPoints["/etc/hosts"]; exists {
 				writable = m.RW
+			} else {
+				label.Relabel(container.HostsPath, container.MountLabel, shared)
 			}
 			mounts = append(mounts, Mount{
 				Source:      container.HostsPath,