diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/71/filelists/files b/config/rootfiles/core/71/filelists/files
index b15981fb1..fe6b73da0 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/core/71/filelists/files
+++ b/config/rootfiles/core/71/filelists/files
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ etc/issue
 var/ipfire/general-functions.pl
 var/ipfire/header.pl
 var/ipfire/menu.d/10-system.menu
+etc/rc.d/init.d/dnsmasq
 etc/rc.d/init.d/wlanclient
 etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/functions.network
 etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/wpa_supplicant.exe
diff --git a/src/initscripts/init.d/dnsmasq b/src/initscripts/init.d/dnsmasq
index 11859214b..1b2c0c206 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/init.d/dnsmasq
+++ b/src/initscripts/init.d/dnsmasq
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ SHOW_SRV=1
 
 case "${1}" in
 	start)
+		# kill already running copy of dnsmasq...
+		killproc /usr/sbin/dnsmasq 2>&1 > /dev/null
+
 		boot_mesg "Starting Domain Name Service Proxy..."
 		
 		eval $(/usr/local/bin/readhash /var/ipfire/ethernet/settings)