diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
index 444459baaa..864914effc 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=dnsmasq
 PKG_VERSION:=2.75
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq
diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
index ab64e88a93..1b42cff394 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -176,10 +176,6 @@ dnsmasq() {
 	config_get hostsfile "$cfg" dhcphostsfile
 	[ -e "$hostsfile" ] && xappend "--dhcp-hostsfile=$hostsfile"
 
-	mkdir -p /tmp/hosts /tmp/dnsmasq.d
-	xappend "--addn-hosts=/tmp/hosts"
-	xappend "--conf-dir=/tmp/dnsmasq.d"
-
 	local rebind
 	config_get_bool rebind "$cfg" rebind_protection 1
 	[ $rebind -gt 0 ] && {
@@ -215,6 +211,10 @@ dnsmasq() {
 
 	xappend "--dhcp-broadcast=tag:needs-broadcast"
 
+	mkdir -p /tmp/hosts /tmp/dnsmasq.d
+	xappend "--addn-hosts=/tmp/hosts"
+	xappend "--conf-dir=/tmp/dnsmasq.d"
+
 	echo >> $CONFIGFILE
 }