diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
index 3e8b23ff65fe27..f5c7fbc6696215 100755
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ dnsmasq_start()
 	append_bool "$cfg" scriptarp "--script-arp"
 
 	config_get add_mac "$cfg" add_mac
-	if [ "$add_mac" = "enabled" ] || [ "$add_mac" = "1" ]; then
+	if [ "$add_mac" = "1" ]; then
 		xappend "--add-mac"
 	elif [ -n "$add_mac" ]; then
 		xappend "--add-mac=$add_mac"