--- ./network.subr	Fri Jan 12 09:13:15 2007
+++ ./network.subr	Tue Dec 25 23:01:19 2007
@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@ 
 
 	ifexists ${_if} || return 1
 
+	ifalias_down ${_if} && _ret=0
+	ipv4_addrs_common ${_if} -alias && _ret=0
+
 	inetList="`ifconfig ${_if} | grep 'inet ' | tr "\n" "$_ifs"`"
 
 	oldifs="$IFS"
@@ -300,9 +303,6 @@ 
 		_ret=0
 	done
 	IFS="$oldifs"
-
-	ifalias_down ${_if} && _ret=0
-	ipv4_addrs_common ${_if} -alias && _ret=0
 
 	return $_ret
 }