diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh b/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
index 636b4654ff0..0bef6a1abb7 100755
--- a/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ proto_dhcp_setup() {
 	[ "$defaultreqopts" = 0 ] && defaultreqopts="-o" || defaultreqopts=
 	[ "$broadcast" = 1 ] && broadcast="-B" || broadcast=
 	[ "$norelease" = 1 ] && norelease="" || norelease="-R"
-	[ -n "$clientid" ] && clientid="-x 0x3d:${clientid//:/}" || clientid="-C"
+	[ -n "$clientid" ] && clientid="-x 0x3d:${clientid//:/}"
 	[ -n "$iface6rd" ] && proto_export "IFACE6RD=$iface6rd"
 	[ "$iface6rd" != 0 -a -f /lib/netifd/proto/6rd.sh ] && append dhcpopts "-O 212"
 	[ -n "$zone6rd" ] && proto_export "ZONE6RD=$zone6rd"