diff --git a/sbin/dhclient/bpf.c b/sbin/dhclient/bpf.c
index 4dfe1f044ffb..6cf43587f376 100644
--- a/sbin/dhclient/bpf.c
+++ b/sbin/dhclient/bpf.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ send_packet(struct interface_info *interface, struct dhcp_packet *raw,
 
 	/* Assemble the headers... */
 	if (to->sin_addr.s_addr == INADDR_BROADCAST)
-		assemble_hw_header(interface, buf, &bufp, NULL);
+		assemble_hw_header(interface, buf, &bufp);
 	assemble_udp_ip_header(buf, &bufp, from.s_addr,
 	    to->sin_addr.s_addr, to->sin_port, (unsigned char *)raw, len);
 
diff --git a/sbin/dhclient/dhcpd.h b/sbin/dhclient/dhcpd.h
index 346e2ce0fdd8..920235ba193b 100644
--- a/sbin/dhclient/dhcpd.h
+++ b/sbin/dhclient/dhcpd.h
@@ -405,8 +405,7 @@ void bootp(struct packet *);
 void dhcp(struct packet *);
 
 /* packet.c */
-void assemble_hw_header(struct interface_info *, unsigned char *,
-    int *, struct hardware *);
+void assemble_hw_header(struct interface_info *, unsigned char *, int *);
 void assemble_udp_ip_header(unsigned char *, int *, u_int32_t, u_int32_t,
     unsigned int, unsigned char *, int);
 ssize_t decode_hw_header(unsigned char *, int, struct hardware *);
diff --git a/sbin/dhclient/packet.c b/sbin/dhclient/packet.c
index 39cf16d03a5b..f79ca2f7b95b 100644
--- a/sbin/dhclient/packet.c
+++ b/sbin/dhclient/packet.c
@@ -90,14 +90,11 @@ wrapsum(u_int32_t sum)
 
 void
 assemble_hw_header(struct interface_info *interface, unsigned char *buf,
-    int *bufix, struct hardware *to)
+    int *bufix)
 {
 	struct ether_header eh;
 
-	if (to != NULL && to->hlen == 6) /* XXX */
-		memcpy(eh.ether_dhost, to->haddr, sizeof(eh.ether_dhost));
-	else
-		memset(eh.ether_dhost, 0xff, sizeof(eh.ether_dhost));
+	memset(eh.ether_dhost, 0xff, sizeof(eh.ether_dhost));
 	if (interface->hw_address.hlen == sizeof(eh.ether_shost))
 		memcpy(eh.ether_shost, interface->hw_address.haddr,
 		    sizeof(eh.ether_shost));