diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/dnsmasq.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/dnsmasq.inc
index 1e3a23a49..1984d8c0a 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/dnsmasq.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/dnsmasq.inc
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ function _dnsmasq_dhcpleases_start()
 {
     global $config;
 
+    require_once 'services.inc';  /* XXX */
     $leases = services_dhcpd_leasesfile();
 
     if (isset($config['dnsmasq']['regdhcp']) && file_exists($leases)) {