diff --git a/src/lldpd/patch/0003-update-tx-interval-immediately.patch b/src/lldpd/patch/0003-update-tx-interval-immediately.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b6b295001288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lldpd/patch/0003-update-tx-interval-immediately.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff --git a/src/daemon/client.c b/src/daemon/client.c
+index 8382d02..38cf3f3 100644
+--- a/src/daemon/client.c
++++ b/src/daemon/client.c
+@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ client_handle_set_configuration(struct lldpd *cfg, enum hmsg_type *type,
+ 	if (CHANGED(c_tx_interval) && config->c_tx_interval != 0) {
+ 		if (config->c_tx_interval < 0) {
+ 			log_debug("rpc", "client asked for immediate retransmission");
+-			levent_send_now(cfg);
+ 		} else {
+ 			log_debug("rpc", "client change transmit interval to %d",
+ 			    config->c_tx_interval);
+@@ -79,6 +78,7 @@ client_handle_set_configuration(struct lldpd *cfg, enum hmsg_type *type,
+ 			LOCAL_CHASSIS(cfg)->c_ttl = cfg->g_config.c_tx_interval *
+ 			    cfg->g_config.c_tx_hold;
+ 		}
++		levent_send_now(cfg);
+ 	}
+ 	if (CHANGED(c_tx_hold) && config->c_tx_hold > 0) {
+ 		log_debug("rpc", "client change transmit hold to %d",
diff --git a/src/lldpd/patch/series b/src/lldpd/patch/series
index 2ca46b575396..5e5e8bc99714 100644
--- a/src/lldpd/patch/series
+++ b/src/lldpd/patch/series
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # This series applies on GIT commit 396961a038a38675d46f96eaa7b430b2a1f8701b
 0001-return-error-when-port-does-not-exist.patch
 0002-Let-linux-kernel-to-find-appropriate-nl_pid-automa.patch
+0003-update-tx-interval-immediately.patch