diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
index 09dce0a78d5ab..d95502c0da6cb 100755
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -1156,6 +1156,11 @@ dnsmasq_start()
 	[ -n "$user_dhcpscript" ] && procd_set_param env USER_DHCPSCRIPT="$user_dhcpscript"
 	procd_set_param respawn
 
+	local instance_ifc instance_netdev
+	config_get instance_ifc "$cfg" interface
+	[ -n "$instance_ifc" ] && network_get_device instance_netdev "$instance_ifc" &&
+		[ -n "$instance_netdev" ] && procd_set_param netdev $instance_netdev
+
 	procd_add_jail dnsmasq ubus log
 	procd_add_jail_mount $CONFIGFILE $DHCPBOGUSHOSTNAMEFILE $DHCPSCRIPT $DHCPSCRIPT_DEPENDS
 	procd_add_jail_mount $EXTRA_MOUNT $RFC6761FILE $TRUSTANCHORSFILE