diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
index 9bcca08efec9..c05ad600a4ff 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ static void __init ic_bootp_send_if(struct ic_device *d, unsigned long jiffies_d
 
 
 /*
- *  Copy BOOTP-supplied string if not already set.
+ *  Copy BOOTP-supplied string
  */
 static int __init ic_bootp_string(char *dest, char *src, int len, int max)
 {
@@ -919,12 +919,15 @@ static void __init ic_do_bootp_ext(u8 *ext)
 		}
 		break;
 	case 12:	/* Host name */
-		ic_bootp_string(utsname()->nodename, ext+1, *ext,
-				__NEW_UTS_LEN);
-		ic_host_name_set = 1;
+		if (!ic_host_name_set) {
+			ic_bootp_string(utsname()->nodename, ext+1, *ext,
+					__NEW_UTS_LEN);
+			ic_host_name_set = 1;
+		}
 		break;
 	case 15:	/* Domain name (DNS) */
-		ic_bootp_string(ic_domain, ext+1, *ext, sizeof(ic_domain));
+		if (!ic_domain[0])
+			ic_bootp_string(ic_domain, ext+1, *ext, sizeof(ic_domain));
 		break;
 	case 17:	/* Root path */
 		if (!root_server_path[0])