diff --git a/modules/module-list.nix b/modules/module-list.nix
index 2a4e88439a91..7d42571d0fa6 100644
--- a/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
   ./services/networking/bitlbee.nix
   ./services/networking/cntlm.nix
   ./services/networking/ddclient.nix
-  ./services/networking/dhcpcd.nix
+  ./services/networking/dhclient.nix
   ./services/networking/dhcpd.nix
   ./services/networking/dnsmasq.nix
   ./services/networking/ejabberd.nix
diff --git a/modules/services/networking/dhcpcd.nix b/modules/services/networking/dhcpcd.nix
index d1a291c4da9f..01c65c068657 100644
--- a/modules/services/networking/dhcpcd.nix
+++ b/modules/services/networking/dhcpcd.nix
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ let
       # Ethernet cards used for bridging.  Likewise for vif* and tap*
       # (Xen) and virbr* and vnet* (libvirt).
       denyinterfaces ${toString ignoredInterfaces} peth* vif* tap* tun* virbr* vnet* vboxnet*
-
-      # Disable listening for IPv6 Router Advertisements for now.
-      noipv6rs
     '';
 
   # Hook for emitting ip-up/ip-down events.
@@ -75,7 +72,7 @@ in
 
         path = [ dhcpcd pkgs.nettools pkgs.openresolv ];
 
-        exec = "dhcpcd --config ${dhcpcdConf} --nobackground";
+        exec = "dhcpcd --config ${dhcpcdConf} --nobackground --persistent";
       };
 
     environment.systemPackages = [ dhcpcd ];