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diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-internal.h b/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-internal.h
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index 891d3e8413..0fd919407a 100644
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--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-internal.h
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+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-internal.h
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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 #include "prioq.h"
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 #include "time-util.h"
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-#define NETLINK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_USEC ((usec_t) (25 * USEC_PER_SEC))
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+#define NETLINK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_USEC USEC_INFINITY
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 #define NETLINK_RQUEUE_MAX 64*1024
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