diff --git a/lib/completion.zsh b/lib/completion.zsh
index 0e5d480ff..b964595ed 100644
--- a/lib/completion.zsh
+++ b/lib/completion.zsh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ hosts=(
   "$_global_ssh_hosts[@]"
   "$_ssh_hosts[@]"
   "$_etc_hosts[@]"
-  `hostname`
+  "$HOST"
   localhost
 )
 zstyle ':completion:*:hosts' hosts $hosts