diff --git a/src/option.c b/src/option.c
index 730adf4..8fd7b41 100644
--- a/src/option.c
+++ b/src/option.c
@@ -4161,7 +4161,7 @@ static int one_opt(int option, char *arg, char *errstr, char *gen_err, int comma
 		      }
 		    else if (strcmp(arg, "ignore") == 0)
 		      new->flags |= CONFIG_DISABLE;
-		    if (new->hostname)
+		    else if (new->hostname)
 		      {
 			dhcp_config_free(new);
 			ret_err(_("DHCP host has multiple names"));