diff -ru dhcpcd-3.2.3_patched_suse/client.c dhcpcd-3.2.3/client.c
--- dhcpcd-3.2.3_patched_suse/client.c	2010-02-11 14:48:54.000000000 +0100
+++ dhcpcd-3.2.3/client.c	2010-02-11 16:47:22.000000000 +0100
@@ -746,6 +746,10 @@
 			do_socket (state, SOCKET_OPEN);
 			_send_message (state, DHCP_REQUEST, options);
 			state->timeout = dhcp->rebindtime - dhcp->renewaltime;
+			if (state->timeout == 0) {
+				logger (LOG_INFO, "renewing lease of %s set default timeout", inet_ntoa(dhcp->address));
+				state->timeout = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
+			}
 			state->state = STATE_REBINDING;
 			break;
 		case STATE_REBINDING:
@@ -757,6 +761,10 @@
 			dhcp->serveraddress.s_addr = 0;
 			_send_message (state, DHCP_REQUEST, options);
 			state->timeout = dhcp->leasetime - dhcp->rebindtime;
+			if (state->timeout == 0) {
+				logger (LOG_INFO, "rebind lease set default timeout", inet_ntoa(dhcp->address));
+				state->timeout = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
+			}
 			state->state = STATE_REQUESTING;
 			break;
 		case STATE_REQUESTING: