diff --git a/package/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init b/package/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
index 9797490c4..75b20df0e 100644
--- a/package/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/package/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ dhcp_host_add() {
 	config_get mac "$cfg" mac
 	[ -n "$mac" ] || return 0
 
+	config_get ip "$cfg" ip
+	[ -n "$ip" ] || return 0
 
 	append args "--dhcp-host=$mac,$ip"