diff --git a/package/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init b/package/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
index e2f35e8aad..c69f0d2d08 100644
--- a/package/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/package/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@ append_server() {
 }
 
 append_interface() {
-	append args "-i $1"
+	local ifname=$(uci_get_state network "$1" ifname "$1")
+	append args "-i $ifname"
 }
 
 append_notinterface() {
-	append args "-I $1"
+	local ifname=$(uci_get_state network "$1" ifname "$1")
+	append args "-I $ifname"
 }
 
 append_addnhosts() {