--- /dev/null
+diff -up dhcp-4.2.1b1/client/dhc6.c.retransmission dhcp-4.2.1b1/client/dhc6.c
+--- dhcp-4.2.1b1/client/dhc6.c.retransmission 2011-01-28 08:40:56.000000000 +0100
++++ dhcp-4.2.1b1/client/dhc6.c 2011-01-28 08:39:22.000000000 +0100
+@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ dhc6_retrans_init(struct client_state *c
+ static void
+ dhc6_retrans_advance(struct client_state *client)
+ {
+- struct timeval elapsed;
++ struct timeval elapsed, elapsed_after_RT;
+
+ /* elapsed = cur - start */
+ elapsed.tv_sec = cur_tv.tv_sec - client->start_time.tv_sec;
+@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ dhc6_retrans_advance(struct client_state
+ elapsed.tv_sec += 1;
+ elapsed.tv_usec -= 1000000;
+ }
++ elapsed_after_RT.tv_sec = elapsed.tv_sec;
++ elapsed_after_RT.tv_usec = elapsed.tv_usec;
+
+ /*
+ * RT for each subsequent message transmission is based on the previous
+@@ -415,13 +417,10 @@ dhc6_retrans_advance(struct client_state
+ elapsed.tv_usec -= 1000000;
+ }
+ if (elapsed.tv_sec >= client->MRD) {
+- /*
+- * wake at RT + cur = start + MRD
+- */
+- client->RT = client->MRD +
+- (client->start_time.tv_sec - cur_tv.tv_sec);
+- client->RT = client->RT * 100 +
+- (client->start_time.tv_usec - cur_tv.tv_usec) / 10000;
++ client->RT = client->MRD - elapsed_after_RT.tv_sec;
++ client->RT = client->RT * 100 - elapsed_after_RT.tv_usec / 10000;
++ if (client->RT < 0)
++ client->RT = 0;
+ }
+ client->txcount++;
+ }
+@@ -1497,7 +1496,7 @@ check_timing6 (struct client_state *clie
+ }
+
+ /* Check if finished (-1 argument). */
+- if ((client->MRD != 0) && (elapsed.tv_sec > client->MRD)) {
++ if ((client->MRD != 0) && (elapsed.tv_sec >= client->MRD)) {
+ log_info("Max retransmission duration exceeded.");
+ return(CHK_TIM_MRD_EXCEEDED);
+ }