+--- a/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c
++++ b/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c
+@@ -681,6 +681,7 @@ static int bcast_or_ucast(struct dhcp_pa
+ static NOINLINE int send_discover(uint32_t xid, uint32_t requested)
+ {
+ struct dhcp_packet packet;
++ static int msgs = 0;
+
+ /* Fill in: op, htype, hlen, cookie, chaddr fields,
+ * random xid field (we override it below),
+@@ -698,6 +699,7 @@ static NOINLINE int send_discover(uint32
+ */
+ add_client_options(&packet);
+
++ if (msgs++ < 3)
+ bb_info_msg("Sending discover...");
+ return raw_bcast_from_client_config_ifindex(&packet);
+ }