diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
index 54b95d414d..e442d0005b 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PKG_NAME:=dnsmasq
 PKG_UPSTREAM_VERSION:=2.89
 PKG_VERSION:=$(subst test,~~test,$(subst rc,~rc,$(PKG_UPSTREAM_VERSION)))
-PKG_RELEASE:=5
+PKG_RELEASE:=6
 
 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 184e7ff0ed..af5ca5822e 100755
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -583,10 +583,6 @@ dhcp_add() {
 
 	nettag="${networkid:+set:${networkid},}"
 
-	if [ "$limit" -gt 0 ] ; then
-		limit=$((limit-1))
-	fi
-
 	# make sure the DHCP range is not empty
 	if [ "$dhcpv4" != "disabled" ] && ipcalc "${subnet%%/*}" "$netmask" "$start" "$limit" ; then
 		[ "$dynamicdhcpv4" = "0" ] && END="static"