diff --git a/data/hooks/conf_regen/43-dnsmasq b/data/hooks/conf_regen/43-dnsmasq
index 8cddec1be..75d74b09c 100755
--- a/data/hooks/conf_regen/43-dnsmasq
+++ b/data/hooks/conf_regen/43-dnsmasq
@@ -69,8 +69,16 @@ do_post_regen() {
   short_hostname=$(hostname -s)
   grep -q "127.0.0.1.*$short_hostname" /etc/hosts || echo -e "\n127.0.0.1\t$short_hostname" >>/etc/hosts
 
-  [[ -z "$regen_conf_files" ]] \
-    || service dnsmasq restart
+  [[ -n "$regen_conf_files" ]] || return
+
+  # Remove / disable services likely to conflict with dnsmasq
+  for SERVICE in systemd-resolved bind9
+  do
+      systemctl is-enabled $SERVICE &>/dev/null && systemctl disable $SERVICE 2>/dev/null
+      systemctl is-active $SERVICE &>/dev/null && systemctl stop $SERVICE
+  done
+
+  systemctl restart dnsmasq
 }
 
 FORCE=${2:-0}