--- pcap-linux.c
+++ pcap-linux.c
@@ -1594,6 +1593,18 @@
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (to_ms > 0) {
+		    struct timeval timeout;
+		    timeout.tv_sec = to_ms / 1000;
+		    timeout.tv_usec = (to_ms * 1000) % 1000000;
+		    if (setsockopt(sock_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO,
+				    &timeout, sizeof(timeout)) == -1) {
+			snprintf(ebuf, PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE,
+				 "setsockopt: %s", pcap_strerror(errno));
+			break;
+		    };
+		}
+		
 		/* Save the socket FD in the pcap structure */
 
 		handle->fd 	 = sock_fd;