diff --git a/u-boot/net/bootp.c b/u-boot/net/bootp.c
index eef6d1fe63..e2040ef00a 100644
--- a/u-boot/net/bootp.c
+++ b/u-boot/net/bootp.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #define TIMEOUT		5		/* Seconds before trying BOOTP again	*/
 #ifndef CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT
-# define TIMEOUT_COUNT	5		/* # of timeouts before giving up  */
+# define TIMEOUT_COUNT	31		/* # of timeouts before giving up  */
 #else
 # define TIMEOUT_COUNT	(CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT)
 #endif