diff --git a/ethermess-backend.c b/ethermess-backend.c
index 2e84bae..d9547c3 100644
--- a/ethermess-backend.c
+++ b/ethermess-backend.c
@@ -835,10 +835,13 @@ void process_frame(void) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	bool broadcast;
 	if (memcmp(frame, own_mac, 6) == 0) {
 		// Targetted at us
+		broadcast = false;
 	} else if (memcmp(frame, broadcast_mac, 6) == 0) {
 		// Broadcast
+		broadcast = true;
 	} else {
 		// Does not concern us
 		return;
@@ -852,8 +855,11 @@ void process_frame(void) {
 	unsigned char version = frame[14];
 
 	// If they speak a version we don't understand, tell them to speak ours
+	// Exception: If it was a broadcast, just ingore it
 	if (version > EM_PROTOCOL_VERSION) {
-		send_speak_version(source_mac);
+		if (!broadcast) {
+			send_speak_version(source_mac);
+		}
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/ethermess.7 b/ethermess.7
index 18b3056..359338d 100644
--- a/ethermess.7
+++ b/ethermess.7
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ Version	1	EtherMess protocol version
 Tells the recipient to speak the given version of the protocol.
 Should be generated whenever an EtherMess packet with a version one doesn't
 speak is received.
+.Pp
+Note however that this packet shouldn't be generated if the packet was
+sent to the Ethernet broadcast address
+.Li ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff .
 .It Status request (0x01)
 Requests the recipient to announce its status and nick.
 Upon receiving this packet, a status packet should be sent to the sender.