diff --git a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/dnsmasq.conf.tmpl b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/dnsmasq.conf.tmpl
index a3e0bc84856..07c5902e118 100644
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/dnsmasq.conf.tmpl
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/dnsmasq.conf.tmpl
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ dhcp-option=vendor:MSFT,2,1i
 #dhcp-boot=/var/ftpd/pxelinux.0,boothost,tftp_server_name
 
 # Set the limit on DHCP leases, the default is 150
-#dhcp-lease-max=150
+dhcp-lease-max=2100
 
 # The DHCP server needs somewhere on disk to keep its lease database.
 # This defaults to a sane location, but if you want to change it, use
diff --git a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/vpcdnsmasq.conf b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/vpcdnsmasq.conf
index 3622d0e7916..d46d6236950 100644
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/vpcdnsmasq.conf
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/vpcdnsmasq.conf
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ dhcp-option=vendor:MSFT,2,1i
 #dhcp-boot=/var/ftpd/pxelinux.0,boothost,192.168.0.3
 
 # Set the limit on DHCP leases, the default is 150
-#dhcp-lease-max=150
+dhcp-lease-max=2100
 
 # The DHCP server needs somewhere on disk to keep its lease database.
 # This defaults to a sane location, but if you want to change it, use