diff --git a/doc/guide/dhcp4-srv.xml b/doc/guide/dhcp4-srv.xml
index 77f2991d11..ab353edd63 100644
--- a/doc/guide/dhcp4-srv.xml
+++ b/doc/guide/dhcp4-srv.xml
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ temporarily override a list of interface names and listen on all interfaces.
 <row><entry>time-offset</entry><entry>2</entry><entry>int32</entry><entry>false</entry></row>
 <row><entry>routers</entry><entry>3</entry><entry>ipv4-address</entry><entry>true</entry></row>
 <row><entry>time-servers</entry><entry>4</entry><entry>ipv4-address</entry><entry>true</entry></row>
-<row><entry>name-servers</entry><entry>5</entry><entry>ipv4-address</entry><entry>false</entry></row>
+<row><entry>name-servers</entry><entry>5</entry><entry>ipv4-address</entry><entry>true</entry></row>
 <row><entry>domain-name-servers</entry><entry>6</entry><entry>ipv4-address</entry><entry>true</entry></row>
 <row><entry>log-servers</entry><entry>7</entry><entry>ipv4-address</entry><entry>true</entry></row>
 <row><entry>cookie-servers</entry><entry>8</entry><entry>ipv4-address</entry><entry>true</entry></row>
diff --git a/src/lib/dhcp/std_option_defs.h b/src/lib/dhcp/std_option_defs.h
index 69fabbb065..b03326c03f 100644
--- a/src/lib/dhcp/std_option_defs.h
+++ b/src/lib/dhcp/std_option_defs.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const OptionDefParams OPTION_DEF_PARAMS4[] = {
     { "routers", DHO_ROUTERS, OPT_IPV4_ADDRESS_TYPE, true, NO_RECORD_DEF, "" },
     { "time-servers", DHO_TIME_SERVERS, OPT_IPV4_ADDRESS_TYPE, true, NO_RECORD_DEF, "" },
     { "name-servers", DHO_NAME_SERVERS, OPT_IPV4_ADDRESS_TYPE,
-      false, NO_RECORD_DEF, "" },
+      true, NO_RECORD_DEF, "" },
     { "domain-name-servers", DHO_DOMAIN_NAME_SERVERS,
       OPT_IPV4_ADDRESS_TYPE, true, NO_RECORD_DEF, "" },
     { "log-servers", DHO_LOG_SERVERS, OPT_IPV4_ADDRESS_TYPE, true, NO_RECORD_DEF, "" },
diff --git a/src/lib/dhcp/tests/libdhcp++_unittest.cc b/src/lib/dhcp/tests/libdhcp++_unittest.cc
index c9fde6e76d..fd501acff6 100644
--- a/src/lib/dhcp/tests/libdhcp++_unittest.cc
+++ b/src/lib/dhcp/tests/libdhcp++_unittest.cc
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ TEST_F(LibDhcpTest, stdOptionDefs4) {
                                     typeid(Option4AddrLst));
 
     LibDhcpTest::testStdOptionDefs4(DHO_NAME_SERVERS, begin, end,
-                                    typeid(OptionCustom));
+                                    typeid(Option4AddrLst));
 
     LibDhcpTest::testStdOptionDefs4(DHO_DOMAIN_NAME_SERVERS, begin, end,
                                     typeid(Option4AddrLst));