diff --git a/lib/ChangeLog b/lib/ChangeLog
index 2ce2302..a4ed5dd 100644
--- a/lib/ChangeLog
+++ b/lib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-09-17 Paul Jakma <paul@dishone.st>
+
+	* sockopt.{c,h}: Add setsockopt_so_recvbuf, for ripd and ripngd.
+
 2004-09-13 Paul Jakma <paul@dishone.st>
 
 	* command.c: Update the copyright string in the default motd.
diff --git a/lib/sockopt.c b/lib/sockopt.c
index d0b034f..dbd5df5 100644
--- a/lib/sockopt.c
+++ b/lib/sockopt.c
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "sockopt.h"
 
+int
+setsockopt_so_recvbuf (int sock, int size)
+{
+  int ret;
+  
+  if ( (ret = setsockopt (sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, (char *) 
+                          &size, sizeof (int)) < 0);
+    zlog_err ("can't setsockopt SO_RCVBUF");
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
 static void *
 getsockopt_cmsg_data (struct msghdr *msgh, int level, int type)
 {
diff --git a/lib/sockopt.h b/lib/sockopt.h
index 8d775cd..3f4a705 100644
--- a/lib/sockopt.h
+++ b/lib/sockopt.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #ifndef _ZEBRA_SOCKOPT_H
 #define _ZEBRA_SOCKOPT_H
 
+int setsockopt_so_recvbuf (int sock, int size);
+
 #ifdef HAVE_IPV6
 int setsockopt_ipv6_pktinfo (int, int);
 int setsockopt_ipv6_checksum (int, int);