diff --git a/net/bootp.c b/net/bootp.c
index 749d3e5..cfe6f8d 100644
--- a/net/bootp.c
+++ b/net/bootp.c
@@ -850,9 +850,9 @@
 	bp->bp_hlen = HWL_ETHER;
 	bp->bp_hops = 0;
 	bp->bp_secs = htons(get_timer(0) / CFG_HZ);
-	NetCopyIP(&bp->bp_ciaddr, &bp_offer->bp_ciaddr); /* both in network byte order */
-	NetCopyIP(&bp->bp_yiaddr, &bp_offer->bp_yiaddr);
-	NetCopyIP(&bp->bp_siaddr, &bp_offer->bp_siaddr);
+	/* Do not set the client IP, your IP, or server IP yet, since it hasn't been ACK'ed by
+	 * the server yet */
+
 	/*
 	 * RFC3046 requires Relay Agents to discard packets with
 	 * nonzero and offered giaddr
@@ -870,7 +870,9 @@
 	/*
 	 * Copy options from OFFER packet if present
 	 */
-	NetCopyIP(&OfferedIP, &bp->bp_yiaddr);
+
+	/* Copy offered IP into the parameters request list */
+	NetCopyIP(&OfferedIP, &bp_offer->bp_yiaddr);
 	extlen = DhcpExtended((u8 *)bp->bp_vend, DHCP_REQUEST, NetDHCPServerIP, OfferedIP);
 
 	pktlen = BOOTP_SIZE - sizeof(bp->bp_vend) + extlen;
@@ -980,3 +982,4 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
+