diff --git a/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-manager.c b/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-manager.c
index 94c4a65c6..d85b6dbd7 100644
--- a/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-manager.c
+++ b/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-manager.c
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ copy_dhcp4_config_option (gpointer key,
 	char *tmp_key = NULL;
 	const char **p;
 	static const char *filter_options[] = {
-		"interface", "pid", "reason", NULL
+		"interface", "pid", "reason", "dhcp_message_type", NULL
 	};
 	
 	/* Filter out stuff that's not actually new DHCP options */