diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
index ac737f51059..17efb54cf5c 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PKG_NAME:=dnsmasq
 PKG_UPSTREAM_VERSION:=2.93
 PKG_VERSION:=$(subst test,~~test,$(subst rc,~rc,$(PKG_UPSTREAM_VERSION)))
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_UPSTREAM_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/
diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
index dd8353a3862..791418a311f 100755
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ dhcp_host_add() {
 
 	config_get_bool dns "$cfg" dns 0
 	[ "$dns" = "1" ] && [ -n "$ip" ] && [ -n "$name" ] && {
-		echo "$ip $name${DOMAIN:+.$DOMAIN}" >> "$HOSTFILE_TMP"
+		echo "$ip $name${DOMAIN:+.$DOMAIN $name}" >> "$HOSTFILE_TMP"
 	}
 
 	config_get mac "$cfg" mac