1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c b/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c
index 656295ff7..5a1f8fd7a 100644
--- a/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c
+++ b/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ static ALWAYS_INLINE uint32_t random_xid(void)
 /* Initialize the packet with the proper defaults */
 static void init_packet(struct dhcp_packet *packet, char type)
 {
-        uint16_t secs;
+        unsigned secs;
 
         /* Fill in: op, htype, hlen, cookie fields; message type option: */
         udhcp_init_header(packet, type);
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ static void init_packet(struct dhcp_packet *packet, char type)
         if (client_data.first_secs == 0)
                 client_data.first_secs = client_data.last_secs;
         secs = client_data.last_secs - client_data.first_secs;
-        packet->secs = htons(secs);
+        packet->secs = (secs < 0xffff) ? htons(secs) : 0xffff;
 
         memcpy(packet->chaddr, client_data.client_mac, 6);
         if (client_data.clientid)