diff --git a/base/initscripts/centos/build_srpm.data b/base/initscripts/centos/build_srpm.data
index 922ab8629..c1f01e470 100644
--- a/base/initscripts/centos/build_srpm.data
+++ b/base/initscripts/centos/build_srpm.data
@@ -1 +1 @@
-TIS_PATCH_VER=17
+TIS_PATCH_VER=18
diff --git a/base/initscripts/centos/meta_patches/PATCH_ORDER b/base/initscripts/centos/meta_patches/PATCH_ORDER
index 3ff270c11..21f2afba1 100644
--- a/base/initscripts/centos/meta_patches/PATCH_ORDER
+++ b/base/initscripts/centos/meta_patches/PATCH_ORDER
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ spec-include-TiS-changes.patch
 stop-creating-shared-dirs.patch
 fix-build-failures-due-to-unwanted-sgid.patch
 0001-Update-package-versioning-for-TIS-format.patch
+ifup-alias-scope.patch
diff --git a/base/initscripts/centos/meta_patches/ifup-alias-scope.patch b/base/initscripts/centos/meta_patches/ifup-alias-scope.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..654329fa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/initscripts/centos/meta_patches/ifup-alias-scope.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From ad85db9465da885a5f186db7f23655a3735a43c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Teresa Ho <teresa.ho@windriver.com>
+Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2019 10:49:27 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Added ifup-alias-scope.patch
+
+---
+ SPECS/initscripts.spec | 4 +++-
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/SPECS/initscripts.spec b/SPECS/initscripts.spec
+index 6e9fc13..bff1e12 100644
+--- a/SPECS/initscripts.spec
++++ b/SPECS/initscripts.spec
+@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Patch9: sysconfig-unsafe-usage-of-linkdelay-variable.patch
+ Patch10: ipv6-static-route-support.patch
+ Patch11: ifup-eth-stop-waiting-if-link-is-up.patch
+ Patch12: run-dhclient-as-daemon-for-ipv6.patch
++Patch13: ifup-alias-scope.patch
+ 
+ %description
+ The initscripts package contains basic system scripts used
+@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ Currently, this consists of various memory checking code.
+ %patch10 -p1
+ %patch11 -p1
+ %patch12 -p1
+- 
++%patch13 -p1
++
+ %build
+ make
+ 
+-- 
+1.8.3.1
+
diff --git a/base/initscripts/centos/patches/ifup-alias-scope.patch b/base/initscripts/centos/patches/ifup-alias-scope.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e05acda5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/initscripts/centos/patches/ifup-alias-scope.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From 59e30a344df4b661f30c0a5c629dbd13e9d88e8f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Teresa Ho <teresa.ho@windriver.com>
+Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 17:47:18 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] WRS: Patch13: ifup-alias-scope.patch
+
+---
+ sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-aliases | 8 +++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-aliases b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-aliases
+index 52d43ea..9086763 100755
+--- a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-aliases
++++ b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-aliases
+@@ -277,8 +277,14 @@ function new_interface ()
+             fi
+         fi
+ 
++        if [ "${parent_device}" = "lo" ]; then
++            SCOPE="scope host"
++        else
++            SCOPE=${SCOPE:-}
++        fi
++
+         /sbin/ip addr add ${IPADDR}/${PREFIX} brd ${BROADCAST} \
+-            dev ${parent_device} label ${DEVICE}
++            dev ${parent_device} ${SCOPE} label ${DEVICE}
+ 
+         # update ARP cache of neighboring computers:
+         if ! is_false "${ARPUPDATE}" && [ "${REALDEVICE}" != "lo" ]; then
+-- 
+1.8.3.1
+