diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
index cf9dc60a4..b1fb00aef 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:=2.80rc1
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/release-candidates
diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dhcp.conf b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dhcp.conf
index 360c7d79e..4b2fe3c45 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dhcp.conf
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dhcp.conf
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ config dhcp lan
 	option interface	lan
 	option start 	100
 	option limit	150
-	option leasetime	12h
+	option leasetime	24h
+	option force 1
 
 config dhcp wan
 	option interface	wan