diff --git a/ndhc/ndhc.8 b/ndhc/ndhc.8
index 095ec17..1b1ebdf 100644
--- a/ndhc/ndhc.8
+++ b/ndhc/ndhc.8
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ This option should not be necessary in most instances, but may perhaps be
 useful for odd DHCP servers that perform some kind of authentication against
 the vendor id option field.  The default is to send the string 'ndhc'.
 .TP
-.BR \-f ,\  \-\-foreground
-Do not fork into the background after obtaining a lease.
-.TP
 .BR \-b ,\  \-\-background
 Immediately fork into the background, even before obtaining a lease.
 .TP
diff --git a/ndhc/ndhc.c b/ndhc/ndhc.c
index f1e7801..7c329e3 100644
--- a/ndhc/ndhc.c
+++ b/ndhc/ndhc.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ struct client_config_t client_config = {
     .arp = "\0\0\0\0\0\0",
     .clientid_len = 0,
     .metric = 0,
+    .foreground = 1,
 };
 
 static void show_usage(void)
@@ -102,7 +103,6 @@ static void show_usage(void)
 "  -c, --clientid=CLIENTID         Client identifier\n"
 "  -h, --hostname=HOSTNAME         Client hostname\n"
 "  -V, --vendorid=VENDORID         Client vendor identification string\n"
-"  -f, --foreground                Do not fork after getting lease\n"
 "  -b, --background                Fork to background if lease cannot be\n"
 "                                  immediately negotiated.\n"
 "  -p, --pidfile=FILE              File where the ndhc pid will be written\n"
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     static const struct option arg_options[] = {
         {"clientid",           required_argument,  0, 'c'},
-        {"foreground",         no_argument,        0, 'f'},
         {"background",         no_argument,        0, 'b'},
         {"pidfile",            required_argument,  0, 'p'},
         {"ifch-pidfile",       required_argument,  0, 'P'},
@@ -453,7 +452,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     while (1) {
         int c;
-        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "c:fbp:P:h:i:nqr:V:u:U:C:s:Sdw:W:m:M:t:R:Hv?",
+        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "c:bp:P:h:i:nqr:V:u:U:C:s:Sdw:W:m:M:t:R:Hv?",
                         arg_options, NULL);
         if (c == -1) break;
 
@@ -461,10 +460,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             case 'c':
                 get_clientid_string(optarg, strlen(optarg));
                 break;
-            case 'f':
-                client_config.foreground = 1;
-                gflags_detach = 0;
-                break;
             case 'b':
                 client_config.background_if_no_lease = 1;
                 gflags_detach = 1;