diff --git a/homeassistant/homeassistant.yaml b/homeassistant/homeassistant.yaml
index bb03ef8..380f046 100644
--- a/homeassistant/homeassistant.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/homeassistant.yaml
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ spec:
                 values:
                 - raspberrypi
       hostNetwork: true
+      # Required for hostNetwork pods to resolve cluster DNS
+      # (*.svc.cluster.local) via kube-dns instead of the host's resolver.
+      # Without this, resolv.conf points at the host (1.1.1.1) and in-cluster
+      # services like wyoming-whisper.llamacpp.svc.cluster.local won't resolve.
+      dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       volumes:
         - name: config
           persistentVolumeClaim: