--- /dev/null
+diff -up dhcp-4.2.0/client/dhc6.c.honor-expired dhcp-4.2.0/client/dhc6.c
+--- dhcp-4.2.0/client/dhc6.c.honor-expired 2010-10-07 12:55:37.000000000 +0200
++++ dhcp-4.2.0/client/dhc6.c 2010-10-07 12:56:43.000000000 +0200
+@@ -1405,6 +1405,32 @@ start_info_request6(struct client_state
+ go_daemon();
+ }
+
++/* Run through the addresses in lease and return true if there's any unexpired.
++ * Return false otherwise.
++ */
++isc_boolean_t
++unexpired_address_in_lease(struct dhc6_lease *lease)
++{
++ struct dhc6_ia *ia;
++ struct dhc6_addr *addr;
++
++ for (ia = lease->bindings ; ia != NULL ; ia = ia->next) {
++ for (addr = ia->addrs ; addr != NULL ; addr = addr->next) {
++ if (addr->flags & DHC6_ADDR_EXPIRED)
++ continue;
++
++ if (addr->starts + addr->max_life > cur_time) {
++ return ISC_TRUE;
++ }
++ }
++ }
++
++ log_info("PRC: Previous lease is devoid of active addresses."
++ " Re-initializing.");
++
++ return ISC_FALSE;
++}
++
+ /*
+ * start_confirm6() kicks off an "init-reboot" version of the process, at
+ * startup to find out if old bindings are 'fair' and at runtime whenever
+@@ -1417,8 +1446,10 @@ start_confirm6(struct client_state *clie
+
+ /* If there is no active lease, there is nothing to check. */
+ if ((client->active_lease == NULL) ||
+- !active_prefix(client) ||
+- client->active_lease->released) {
++ !active_prefix(client) ||
++ client->active_lease->released ||
++ !unexpired_address_in_lease(client->active_lease)) {
++ dhc6_lease_destroy(&client->active_lease, MDL);
+ start_init6(client);
+ return;
+ }