diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 5834e195..52576c79 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ HISTORY
 
   ++ Bugfixes:
 
+  2010-01-31: Simon Goldschmidt
+  * netif.c: Don't call the link-callback from netif_set_up/down() since
+    this invalidly retriggers DHCP.
+
   2010-01-29: Simon Goldschmidt
   * ip_addr.h, inet.h, def.h, inet.c, def.c, more: Cleanly separate the
     portability file inet.h and its contents from the stack: moved htonX-
diff --git a/src/core/netif.c b/src/core/netif.c
index 2b903f98..85196e38 100644
--- a/src/core/netif.c
+++ b/src/core/netif.c
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@ void netif_set_up(struct netif *netif)
     snmp_get_sysuptime(&netif->ts);
 #endif /* LWIP_SNMP */
 
-    NETIF_LINK_CALLBACK(netif);
     NETIF_STATUS_CALLBACK(netif);
 
 #if LWIP_ARP
@@ -440,7 +439,6 @@ void netif_set_down(struct netif *netif)
     snmp_get_sysuptime(&netif->ts);
 #endif
 
-    NETIF_LINK_CALLBACK(netif);
     NETIF_STATUS_CALLBACK(netif);
   }
 }