diff --git a/base/initscripts/centos/build_srpm.data b/base/initscripts/centos/build_srpm.data
index c1f01e470..bc01e8b57 100644
--- a/base/initscripts/centos/build_srpm.data
+++ b/base/initscripts/centos/build_srpm.data
@@ -1 +1 @@
-TIS_PATCH_VER=18
+TIS_PATCH_VER=19
diff --git a/base/initscripts/centos/meta_patches/PATCH_ORDER b/base/initscripts/centos/meta_patches/PATCH_ORDER
index 21f2afba1..e9baa496a 100644
--- a/base/initscripts/centos/meta_patches/PATCH_ORDER
+++ b/base/initscripts/centos/meta_patches/PATCH_ORDER
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ 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
+added-ifup-alias-check-ipaddr.patch
diff --git a/base/initscripts/centos/meta_patches/added-ifup-alias-check-ipaddr.patch b/base/initscripts/centos/meta_patches/added-ifup-alias-check-ipaddr.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..777bb439b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/initscripts/centos/meta_patches/added-ifup-alias-check-ipaddr.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From 7f65521a9cee14ecd136f4caf44409b2acc86bdd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Teresa Ho <teresa.ho@windriver.com>
+Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:19:26 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Added ifup-alias-check-ipaddr.patch
+
+---
+ SPECS/initscripts.spec | 2 ++
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/SPECS/initscripts.spec b/SPECS/initscripts.spec
+index fc7115c..9309d03 100644
+--- a/SPECS/initscripts.spec
++++ b/SPECS/initscripts.spec
+@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ 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
++Patch14: ifup-alias-check-ipaddr.patch
+ 
+ %description
+ The initscripts package contains basic system scripts used
+@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ Currently, this consists of various memory checking code.
+ %patch11 -p1
+ %patch12 -p1
+ %patch13 -p1
++%patch14 -p1
+ 
+ %build
+ make
+-- 
+1.8.3.1
+
diff --git a/base/initscripts/centos/patches/ifup-alias-check-ipaddr.patch b/base/initscripts/centos/patches/ifup-alias-check-ipaddr.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edac24bb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/initscripts/centos/patches/ifup-alias-check-ipaddr.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From a45766732beaa475d48907824666e501bacc69db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Teresa Ho <teresa.ho@windriver.com>
+Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 15:56:36 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Patch14: ifup-alias-check-ipaddr
+
+---
+ sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-aliases | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-aliases b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-aliases
+index 9086763..40454ed 100755
+--- a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-aliases
++++ b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-aliases
+@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ function new_interface ()
+         ipseen_${IPGLOP}=$FILE; devseen_${DEVNUM}=$FILE;
+     ";
+ 
+-    if [ -n "$ipseen" ]; then
++    if [ -n "$IPADDR" -a -n "$ipseen" ]; then
+         net_log $"error in $FILE: already seen ipaddr $IPADDR in $ipseen"
+         return 1
+     fi
+-- 
+1.8.3.1
+