diff --git a/usr.sbin/traceroute6/traceroute6.c b/usr.sbin/traceroute6/traceroute6.c
index d9dbb40d3590..62dfc6a05f05 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/traceroute6/traceroute6.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/traceroute6/traceroute6.c
@@ -955,6 +955,9 @@ main(argc, argv)
 						break;
 					}
 					break;
+				} else if (deltaT(&t1, &t2) > waittime * 1000) {
+					cc = 0;
+					break;
 				}
 			}
 			if (cc == 0)