diff --git a/STABLE/firewall b/STABLE/firewall
index f74af7606..04935f011 100755
--- a/STABLE/firewall
+++ b/STABLE/firewall
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ find_broadcasts() {
     for interface in $all_interfaces; do
 	eval bcast=\$`chain_base $interface`_broadcast
 	if [ "x$bcast" = "xdetect" ]; then
-	    addr="`ip addr show $interface 2> /dev/null`"
+	    addr="`ip -f inet addr show $interface 2> /dev/null`"
 	    if [ -n "`echo "$addr" | grep 'inet.*brd '`" ]; then
 		addr="`echo "$addr" | \
 		grep "inet " | sed 's/^.* inet.*brd //;s/scope.*//'`"
@@ -4050,7 +4050,7 @@ add_ip_aliases()
 	#
 	# Get all of the lines that contain inet addresses 
 	#
-	ip addr show $interface 2> /dev/null | grep 'inet' | while read inet cidr rest ; do
+	ip -f inet addr show $interface 2> /dev/null | grep 'inet' | while read inet cidr rest ; do
 	    case $cidr in
 		*/*)
 		    if in_subnet $external $cidr; then