diff --git a/init.d/net.lo.in b/init.d/net.lo.in
index 47bdc2f9..d42b5ae4 100644
--- a/init.d/net.lo.in
+++ b/init.d/net.lo.in
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ _wait_for_carrier()
 	_has_carrier  && return 0
 
 	eval timeout=\$carrier_timeout_${IFVAR}
-	timeout=${timeout:-${carrier_timeout:-5}}
+	timeout=${timeout:-${carrier_timeout:-0}}
 
 	# Incase users don't want this nice feature ...
 	[ ${timeout} -le 0 ] && return 0