diff --git a/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-client.c b/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-client.c
index 980fcab..f748d50 100644
--- a/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-client.c
+++ b/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-client.c
@@ -635,14 +635,18 @@ string_to_state (const char *name)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < STATE_TABLE_SIZE; i++) {
 		if (!strcasecmp (name, state_table[i].name))
 			return state_table[i].state;
 	}
 
+	/* dhcpcd state NAK should map to "FAIL" so that DHCP gets re-tried */
+	if (strcasecmp (name, "nak") == 0)
+		return DHC_FAIL;
+
 	return 255;
 }
 
 static char *
 garray_to_string (GArray *array, const char *key)
 {
 	GString *str;