diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_network.c b/bgpd/bgp_network.c
index df37783..c4d5a61 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_network.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_network.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ bgp_accept (struct thread *thread)
     peer->fd = bgp_sock;
     peer->status = Active;
     peer->local_id = peer1->local_id;
+    peer->v_holdtime = BGP_LARGE_HOLDTIME;
 
     /* Make peer's address string. */
     sockunion2str (&su, buf, SU_ADDRSTRLEN);
diff --git a/bgpd/bgpd.h b/bgpd/bgpd.h
index 4137baf..8615ac8 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgpd.h
+++ b/bgpd/bgpd.h
@@ -656,6 +656,7 @@ struct bgp_nlri
 /* BGP timers default value.  */
 #define BGP_INIT_START_TIMER                     5
 #define BGP_ERROR_START_TIMER                   30
+#define BGP_LARGE_HOLDTIME                     240
 #define BGP_DEFAULT_HOLDTIME                   180
 #define BGP_DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE                   60 
 #define BGP_DEFAULT_ASORIGINATE                 15