diff --git a/system/options.nix b/system/options.nix
index d0831473ce7..4628fae2c54 100644
--- a/system/options.nix
+++ b/system/options.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ let
 in
 
 {
-
+  require = [
+    # newtworking
+    (import ../upstart-jobs/dhclient.nix)
+  ]
 
   time = {
 
@@ -376,30 +379,6 @@ in
       '';
     };
 
-    useDHCP = mkOption {
-      default = true;
-      description = "
-        Whether to use DHCP to obtain an IP adress and other
-        configuration for all network interfaces that are not manually
-        configured.
-      ";
-    };
-
-    interfaces = mkOption {
-      default = [];
-      example = [
-        { name = "eth0";
-          ipAddress = "131.211.84.78";
-          subnetMask = "255.255.255.128";
-        }
-      ];
-      description = "
-        The configuration for each network interface.  If
-        <option>networking.useDHCP</option> is true, then each interface
-        not listed here will be configured using DHCP.
-      ";
-    };
-
     defaultGateway = mkOption {
       default = "";
       example = "131.211.84.1";
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/default.nix b/upstart-jobs/default.nix
index b67cfa77ea7..e7cf35133c6 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/default.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/default.nix
@@ -177,13 +177,6 @@ let
       config = config.services.atd;
      })
 
-  # DHCP client.
-  ++ optional config.networking.useDHCP
-    (import ../upstart-jobs/dhclient.nix {
-      inherit (pkgs) nettools dhcp lib;
-      interfaces = config.networking.interfaces;
-    })
-
   # ifplugd daemon for monitoring Ethernet cables.
   ++ optional config.networking.interfaceMonitor.enable
     (import ../upstart-jobs/ifplugd.nix {
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/dhclient.nix b/upstart-jobs/dhclient.nix
index 3f198d44d2d..f72f2b7fe43 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/dhclient.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/dhclient.nix
@@ -1,21 +1,71 @@
-{dhcp, nettools, interfaces, lib}:
+{pkgs, config, ...}:
 
-let 
+###### interface
+let
+  inherit (pkgs.lib) mkOption
+    mergeEnableOption mergeListOption;
+
+  options = {
+    networking = {
+      useDHCP = mkOption {
+        default = true;
+        merge = mergeEnableOption;
+        description = "
+          Whether to use DHCP to obtain an IP adress and other
+          configuration for all network interfaces that are not manually
+          configured.
+        ";
+      };
+  
+      interfaces = mkOption {
+        default = [];
+        merge = mergeListOption;
+        example = [
+          { name = "eth0";
+            ipAddress = "131.211.84.78";
+            subnetMask = "255.255.255.128";
+          }
+        ];
+        description = "
+          The configuration for each network interface.  If
+          <option>networking.useDHCP</option> is true, then each interface
+          not listed here will be configured using DHCP.
+        ";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+in
+
+###### implementation
+let
+  ifEnable = arg:
+    if config.networking.useDHCP then arg
+    else if builtins.isList arg then []
+    else if builtins.isAttrs arg then {}
+    else null;
+
+  inherit (pkgs) nettools dhcp lib;
 
   # Don't start dhclient on explicitly configured interfaces.
   ignoredInterfaces = ["lo"] ++
     map (i: i.name) (lib.filter (i: i ? ipAddress) interfaces);
 
   stateDir = "/var/lib/dhcp"; # Don't use /var/state/dhcp; not FHS-compliant.
-
 in
 
 {
-  name = "dhclient";
+  require = [
+    # (import ../upstart-jobs/default.nix)
+    options
+  ];
 
-  extraPath = [dhcp];
+  services = {
+    extraJobs = IfEnable [{
+      name = "dhclient";
+
+      extraPath = [dhcp];
   
-  job = "
+      job = "
 description \"DHCP client\"
 
 start on network-interfaces/started
@@ -45,6 +95,8 @@ script
 
     exec ${dhcp}/sbin/dhclient -d $interfaces -e \"PATH=$PATH\" -lf ${stateDir}/dhclient.leases
 end script
-  ";
-  
+      ";
+    }];
+  };
 }
+