diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh b/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
index abfdaaffdd..1d3a209106 100755
--- a/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ proto_dhcp_setup() {
 		-s /lib/netifd/dhcp.script \
 		-f -t 0 -i "$iface" \
 		${ipaddr:+-r $ipaddr} \
-		${hostname:+-H "$hostname"} \
+		${hostname:+-x "hostname:$hostname"} \
 		${vendorid:+-V "$vendorid"} \
 		$clientid $broadcast $release $dhcpopts
 }