1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/networking/udhcp/clientpacket.c b/networking/udhcp/clientpacket.c
index 4a5c627f4..406fe340a 100644
--- a/networking/udhcp/clientpacket.c
+++ b/networking/udhcp/clientpacket.c
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ int send_discover(uint32_t xid, uint32_t requested)
         if (requested)
                 add_simple_option(packet.options, DHCP_REQUESTED_IP, requested);
 
+        /* Explicitly saying that we want RFC-compliant packets helps
+         * some buggy DHCP servers to NOT send bigger packets */
+        add_simple_option(packet.options, DHCP_MAX_SIZE, htons(576));
         add_requests(&packet);
         bb_info_msg("Sending discover...");
         return udhcp_raw_packet(&packet, INADDR_ANY, CLIENT_PORT, INADDR_BROADCAST,