--- a/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c
+++ b/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ static int raw_bcast_from_client_config_
 static NOINLINE int send_discover(uint32_t xid, uint32_t requested)
 {
 	struct dhcp_packet packet;
+	static int msgs = 0;
 
 	/* Fill in: op, htype, hlen, cookie, chaddr fields,
 	 * random xid field (we override it below),
@@ -453,6 +454,7 @@ static NOINLINE int send_discover(uint32
 	 */
 	add_client_options(&packet);
 
+	if (msgs++ < 3)
 	bb_info_msg("Sending discover...");
 	return raw_bcast_from_client_config_ifindex(&packet);
 }
