diff --git a/controller/pinctrl.c b/controller/pinctrl.c
index c86b4f9401..b891435c12 100644
--- a/controller/pinctrl.c
+++ b/controller/pinctrl.c
@@ -2598,11 +2598,6 @@ pinctrl_handle_put_dhcp_opts(
     switch (dhcp_opts.dhcp_msg_type) {
     case DHCP_MSG_DISCOVER:
         msg_type = DHCP_MSG_OFFER;
-        if (in_flow->nw_dst != htonl(INADDR_BROADCAST)) {
-            static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(1, 5);
-            VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "DHCP DISCOVER must be Broadcast");
-            goto exit;
-        }
         break;
     case DHCP_MSG_REQUEST: {
         msg_type = DHCP_MSG_ACK;
diff --git a/tests/ovn.at b/tests/ovn.at
index d7f01169cd..d9cb81fa2e 100644
--- a/tests/ovn.at
+++ b/tests/ovn.at
@@ -7479,6 +7479,22 @@ expected_dhcp_opts=${boofile}330400000e100104ffffff0003040a00000136040a000001
 test_dhcp 20 1 f00000000001 01 0 $ciaddr $offer_ip $request_ip 1 0 ff1000000001 $server_ip 02 $expected_dhcp_opts
 compare_dhcp_packets 1
 
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Send unicast DHCPDISCOVER.
+reset_pcap_file hv1-vif1 hv1/vif1
+reset_pcap_file hv1-vif2 hv1/vif2
+rm -f 1.expected
+rm -f 2.expected
+
+offer_ip=`ip_to_hex 10 0 0 4`
+server_ip=`ip_to_hex 10 0 0 1`
+ciaddr=`ip_to_hex 0 0 0 0`
+request_ip=0
+expected_dhcp_opts=4311626f6f7466696c655f6e616d655f616c74330400000e100104ffffff0003040a00000136040a000001
+test_dhcp 21 1 f00000000001 01 0 $ciaddr $offer_ip $request_ip 0 1 $offer_ip $server_ip ff1000000001 $server_ip 02 $expected_dhcp_opts
+compare_dhcp_packets 1
+
 as hv1
 OVS_APP_EXIT_AND_WAIT([ovn-controller])