diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
index 90d22ae0a419e95f4a34c26a40673b03ed1840b1..88bf051d0cbb4cd8989b44b8e894e6ab0ac60e53 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ __be32 ic_servaddr = NONE;	/* Boot server IP address */
 __be32 root_server_addr = NONE;	/* Address of NFS server */
 u8 root_server_path[256] = { 0, };	/* Path to mount as root */
 
+u32 ic_dev_xid;		/* Device under configuration */
+
 /* vendor class identifier */
 static char vendor_class_identifier[253] __initdata;
 
@@ -932,6 +934,13 @@ static int __init ic_bootp_recv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, str
 		goto drop_unlock;
 	}
 
+	/* Is it a reply for the device we are configuring? */
+	if (b->xid != ic_dev_xid) {
+		if (net_ratelimit())
+			printk(KERN_ERR "DHCP/BOOTP: Ignoring delayed packet \n");
+		goto drop_unlock;
+	}
+
 	/* Parse extensions */
 	if (ext_len >= 4 &&
 	    !memcmp(b->exten, ic_bootp_cookie, 4)) { /* Check magic cookie */
@@ -1115,6 +1124,9 @@ static int __init ic_dynamic(void)
 	get_random_bytes(&timeout, sizeof(timeout));
 	timeout = CONF_BASE_TIMEOUT + (timeout % (unsigned) CONF_TIMEOUT_RANDOM);
 	for (;;) {
+		/* Track the device we are configuring */
+		ic_dev_xid = d->xid;
+
 #ifdef IPCONFIG_BOOTP
 		if (do_bootp && (d->able & IC_BOOTP))
 			ic_bootp_send_if(d, jiffies - start_jiffies);