diff -uNr ping6.c.orig ping6.c --- ping6.c.orig 2010-06-16 23:49:17.000000000 +0800 +++ ping6.c 2010-09-28 15:41:22.000000000 +0800 @@ -1091,8 +1091,14 @@ /* signal handling */ if (seenalrm) { /* last packet sent, timeout reached? */ - if (npackets && ntransmitted >= npackets) - break; + if (npackets && ntransmitted >= npackets) { + struct timeval zerotime = {0, 0}; + itimer.it_value = zerotime; + itimer.it_interval = zerotime; + (void)setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &itimer, NULL); + seenalrm = 0; /* clear flag */ + continue; + } retransmit(); seenalrm = 0; continue;