diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
index d5051b9f8c..0bee31c0e6 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PKG_NAME:=dnsmasq
 PKG_UPSTREAM_VERSION:=2.81rc3
 PKG_VERSION:=$(subst test,~~test,$(subst rc,~rc,$(PKG_UPSTREAM_VERSION)))
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_UPSTREAM_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/release-candidates
diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
index ae02f322d5..f3afb825ea 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ dnsmasq_start()
 	append_bool "$cfg" allservers "--all-servers"
 	append_bool "$cfg" noping "--no-ping"
 	append_bool "$cfg" rapidcommit "--dhcp-rapid-commit"
+	append_bool "$cfg" scriptarp "--script-arp"
 
 	append_parm "$cfg" logfacility "--log-facility"
 
@@ -915,6 +916,7 @@ dnsmasq_start()
 	config_get user_dhcpscript $cfg dhcpscript
 	if has_handler || [ -n "$user_dhcpscript" ]; then
 		xappend "--dhcp-script=$DHCPSCRIPT"
+		xappend "--script-arp"
 	fi
 
 	config_get leasefile $cfg leasefile "/tmp/dhcp.leases"