--- lib/libstand/bootp.c	2012-03-02 18:04:38.914462827 +0100
+++ lib/libstand/bootp.c	2012-03-02 20:59:33.705461804 +0100
@@ -223,15 +223,6 @@ 
 		printf("'native netmask' is %s\n", intoa(nmask));
 #endif
 
-	/* Check subnet mask against net mask; toss if bogus */
-	if ((nmask & smask) != nmask) {
-#ifdef BOOTP_DEBUG
-		if (debug)
-			printf("subnet mask (%s) bad\n", intoa(smask));
-#endif
-		smask = 0;
-	}
-
 	/* Get subnet (or natural net) mask */
 	netmask = nmask;
 	if (smask)