--- a/dhcpcd.c	(revision 8cd664282160b3ef163e71f9a99df124f2b1f17b)
+++ b/dhcpcd.c	(revision b4539b9cc80d4538e2762e3d259c7a01ccab2665)
@@ -1350,5 +1350,5 @@
 	/* When running dhcpcd against a single interface, we need to retain
 	 * the old behaviour of waiting for an IP address */
-	if (ifc == 1)
+	if (ifc == 1 && !(options & DHCPCD_BACKGROUND))
 		options |= DHCPCD_WAITIP;