diff --git a/networking/udhcp/d6_dhcpc.c b/networking/udhcp/d6_dhcpc.c
index 714555fa8..d4bb3507b 100644
--- a/networking/udhcp/d6_dhcpc.c
+++ b/networking/udhcp/d6_dhcpc.c
@@ -881,9 +881,14 @@ static int d6_raw_socket(int ifindex)
 	fd = xsocket(PF_PACKET, SOCK_DGRAM, htons(ETH_P_IPV6));
 	log2("got raw socket fd %d", fd);
 
+	memset(&sock, 0, sizeof(sock)); /* let's be deterministic */
 	sock.sll_family = AF_PACKET;
 	sock.sll_protocol = htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
 	sock.sll_ifindex = ifindex;
+	/*sock.sll_hatype = ARPHRD_???;*/
+	/*sock.sll_pkttype = PACKET_???;*/
+	/*sock.sll_halen = ???;*/
+	/*sock.sll_addr[8] = ???;*/
 	xbind(fd, (struct sockaddr *) &sock, sizeof(sock));
 
 #if 0
diff --git a/networking/udhcp/d6_packet.c b/networking/udhcp/d6_packet.c
index 79a0ac8a8..a0656c1da 100644
--- a/networking/udhcp/d6_packet.c
+++ b/networking/udhcp/d6_packet.c
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ int FAST_FUNC d6_send_raw_packet(
 	dest_sll.sll_family = AF_PACKET;
 	dest_sll.sll_protocol = htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
 	dest_sll.sll_ifindex = ifindex;
+	/*dest_sll.sll_hatype = ARPHRD_???;*/
+	/*dest_sll.sll_pkttype = PACKET_???;*/
 	dest_sll.sll_halen = 6;
 	memcpy(dest_sll.sll_addr, dest_arp, 6);
 
diff --git a/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c b/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c
index 99d91bf70..6c74996ef 100644
--- a/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c
+++ b/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c
@@ -1010,9 +1010,14 @@ static int udhcp_raw_socket(int ifindex)
 	 */
 	log2("got raw socket fd");
 
+	memset(&sock, 0, sizeof(sock)); /* let's be deterministic */
 	sock.sll_family = AF_PACKET;
 	sock.sll_protocol = htons(ETH_P_IP);
 	sock.sll_ifindex = ifindex;
+	/*sock.sll_hatype = ARPHRD_???;*/
+	/*sock.sll_pkttype = PACKET_???;*/
+	/*sock.sll_halen = ???;*/
+	/*sock.sll_addr[8] = ???;*/
 	xbind(fd, (struct sockaddr *) &sock, sizeof(sock));
 
 #if 0 /* Several users reported breakage when BPF filter is used */
diff --git a/networking/udhcp/packet.c b/networking/udhcp/packet.c
index 9e1b46d2f..44d9ceec7 100644
--- a/networking/udhcp/packet.c
+++ b/networking/udhcp/packet.c
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ int FAST_FUNC udhcp_send_raw_packet(struct dhcp_packet *dhcp_pkt,
 	dest_sll.sll_family = AF_PACKET;
 	dest_sll.sll_protocol = htons(ETH_P_IP);
 	dest_sll.sll_ifindex = ifindex;
+	/*dest_sll.sll_hatype = ARPHRD_???;*/
+	/*dest_sll.sll_pkttype = PACKET_???;*/
 	dest_sll.sll_halen = 6;
 	memcpy(dest_sll.sll_addr, dest_arp, 6);