diff --git a/sbin/dhclient/packet.c b/sbin/dhclient/packet.c
index 2e90cc85a8de..b7a4f21b45c5 100644
--- a/sbin/dhclient/packet.c
+++ b/sbin/dhclient/packet.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ assemble_udp_ip_header(unsigned char *buf, int *bufix, u_int32_t from,
 	ip.ip_len = htons(sizeof(ip) + sizeof(udp) + len);
 	ip.ip_id = 0;
 	ip.ip_off = 0;
-	ip.ip_ttl = 16;
+	ip.ip_ttl = 128;
 	ip.ip_p = IPPROTO_UDP;
 	ip.ip_sum = 0;
 	ip.ip_src.s_addr = from;