diff --git a/package/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init b/package/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
index de9b92d52b..6cb0e0f4fa 100644
--- a/package/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/package/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ dhcp_add() {
 	#check for an already active dhcp server on the interface, unless 'force' is set
 	config_get_bool force "$cfg" force 0
 	[ "$force" -gt 0 ] || {
-		udhcpc -n -q -R -s /bin/true -t 1 -i $ifname >&- && return 0
+		udhcpc -n -q -s /bin/true -t 1 -i $ifname >&- && return 0
 	}
 
 	config_get start "$cfg" start