diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
index 0fa3074f92d..7ecc542b446 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -1066,6 +1066,7 @@ dnsmasq_start()
 			echo "search $DOMAIN" >> /tmp/resolv.conf
 		}
 		DNS_SERVERS="$DNS_SERVERS 127.0.0.1"
+		[ -e /proc/sys/net/ipv6 ] && DNS_SERVERS="$DNS_SERVERS ::1"
 		for DNS_SERVER in $DNS_SERVERS ; do
 			echo "nameserver $DNS_SERVER" >> /tmp/resolv.conf
 		done