diff --git a/net/maradns/files/maradns.init b/net/maradns/files/maradns.init
index 1548cbcc5..897232f5f 100644
--- a/net/maradns/files/maradns.init
+++ b/net/maradns/files/maradns.init
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ start() {
 stop() {
 	killall duende maradns zoneserver
 }
+
+reload() {
+	killall -HUP maradns
+}