diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
index d4a6f1f672..de0237b314 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:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 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 0cec6d8924..efc96273a2 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ dnsmasq() {
 	append_parm "$cfg" ednspacket_max "--edns-packet-max"
 	append_parm "$cfg" dhcpleasemax "--dhcp-lease-max"
 	append_parm "$cfg" "queryport" "--query-port"
+	append_parm "$cfg" "minport" "--min-port"
 	append_parm "$cfg" "domain" "--domain"
 	append_parm "$cfg" "local" "--server"
 	config_list_foreach "$cfg" "server" append_server