--- /dev/null
+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