diff -ru dhcp-3.1.0/server/bootp.c dhcp-3.1.0-patched/server/bootp.c
--- dhcp-3.1.0/server/bootp.c	2006-08-09 09:57:48.000000000 -0500
+++ dhcp-3.1.0-patched/server/bootp.c	2007-07-30 11:11:19.000000000 -0500
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
 
 	/* Figure out the filename. */
 	oc = lookup_option (&server_universe, options, SV_FILENAME);
-	if (oc &&
+	if (!(packet -> raw -> file[0]) && oc &&
 	    evaluate_option_cache (&d1, packet, lease,
 				   (struct client_state *)0,
 				   packet -> options, options,