diff --git a/root/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init b/root/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
index 336cfd8a..920c0133 100644
--- a/root/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/root/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ dnsmasq_start()
 
 	xappend "--dhcp-broadcast=tag:needs-broadcast"
 
-	xappend "--addn-hosts=$(dirname $HOSTFILE)"
+	xappend "--hostsdir=$(dirname $HOSTFILE)"
 
 	config_get dnsmasqconfdir "$cfg" confdir "/tmp/dnsmasq.d"
 	[ ! -d "$dnsmasqconfdir" ] && mkdir -p $dnsmasqconfdir