diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
index bb68a67296..f26f819a34 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:=2.80test2
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/test-releases
diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
index 4906df9ce4..bb8d07ff35 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -1061,18 +1061,10 @@ service_triggers()
 	config_foreach add_interface_trigger dhcp
 }
 
-boot()
-{
-	BOOT=1
-	start "$@"
-}
-
 start_service() {
 	local instance="$1"
 	local instance_found=0
 
-	[ -n "$BOOT" ] && return
-
 	. /lib/functions/network.sh
 
 	config_cb() {