diff --git a/src/initscripts/init.d/dnsmasq b/src/initscripts/init.d/dnsmasq
index 48b9d19d0..4e3792517 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/init.d/dnsmasq
+++ b/src/initscripts/init.d/dnsmasq
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ SHOW_SRV=1
 TRUST_ANCHOR=".,19036,8,2,49AAC11D7B6F6446702E54A1607371607A1A41855200FD2CE1CDDE32F24E8FB5"
 
 function dnssec_args() {
-	local cmdline="--dnssec"
+	local cmdline="--dnssec --dnssec-timestamp"
 
 	if [ -n "${TRUST_ANCHOR}" ]; then
 		cmdline="${cmdline} --trust-anchor=${TRUST_ANCHOR}"