diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/edithosts.sh b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/edithosts.sh
index 9f21f206172..1f98fbf96ae 100755
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/edithosts.sh
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/edithosts.sh
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ fi
 pid=$(pidof dnsmasq)
 if [ "$pid" != "" ]
 then
-  service dnsmasq restart
+  #service dnsmasq restart
+  kill -HUP $pid
 else
   if [ $no_redundant -eq 1 ]
   then