diff --git a/ports/esp32/network_ppp.c b/ports/esp32/network_ppp.c
index 96d9ead305..8065409158 100644
--- a/ports/esp32/network_ppp.c
+++ b/ports/esp32/network_ppp.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t ppp_active(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
                 mp_raise_msg(&mp_type_RuntimeError, "init failed");
             }
             pppapi_set_default(self->pcb);
+            ppp_set_usepeerdns(self->pcb, 1);
             pppapi_connect(self->pcb, 0);
 
             xTaskCreate(pppos_client_task, "ppp", 2048, self, 1, (TaskHandle_t*)&self->client_task_handle);