diff --git a/src/dnsmasq.c b/src/dnsmasq.c
index db970b3..30fb419 100644
--- a/src/dnsmasq.c
+++ b/src/dnsmasq.c
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY
-  if ((daemon->port != 0 || daemon->dhcp || daemon->doing_dhcp6)
-      && (!option_bool(OPT_NO_RESOLV) || daemon->dynamic_dirs))
+  if ((daemon->port != 0 && !option_bool(OPT_NO_RESOLV)) ||
+      daemon->dynamic_dirs)
     inotify_dnsmasq_init();
   else
     daemon->inotifyfd = -1;
diff --git a/src/inotify.c b/src/inotify.c
index a944c62..0c775de 100644
--- a/src/inotify.c
+++ b/src/inotify.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void inotify_dnsmasq_init()
   if (daemon->inotifyfd == -1)
     die(_("failed to create inotify: %s"), NULL, EC_MISC);
 
-  if (option_bool(OPT_NO_RESOLV))
+  if (daemon->port == 0 || option_bool(OPT_NO_RESOLV))
     return;
   
   for (res = daemon->resolv_files; res; res = res->next)