diff --git a/zebra/kernel_socket.c b/zebra/kernel_socket.c
index c4c1f2c..ae19ef8 100644
--- a/zebra/kernel_socket.c
+++ b/zebra/kernel_socket.c
@@ -544,6 +544,8 @@
   if (ifnlen && strncmp (ifp->name, ifname, INTERFACE_NAMSIZ))
     isalias = 1;
   
+  ifp->metric = ifam->ifam_metric;
+  
   /* Check interface flag for implicit up of the interface. */
   if_refresh (ifp);
 
@@ -554,7 +556,8 @@
       if (ifam->ifam_type == RTM_NEWADDR)
 	connected_add_ipv4 (ifp, 0, &addr.sin.sin_addr, 
 			    ip_masklen (mask.sin.sin_addr),
-			    &brd.sin.sin_addr, NULL);
+			    &brd.sin.sin_addr,
+			    (isalias ? ifname : NULL));
       else
 	connected_delete_ipv4 (ifp, 0, &addr.sin.sin_addr, 
 			       ip_masklen (mask.sin.sin_addr),
@@ -571,7 +574,8 @@
 	connected_add_ipv6 (ifp,
 			    &addr.sin6.sin6_addr, 
 			    ip6_masklen (mask.sin6.sin6_addr),
-			    &brd.sin6.sin6_addr, NULL);
+			    &brd.sin6.sin6_addr,
+			    (isalias ? ifname : NULL));
       else
 	connected_delete_ipv6 (ifp,
 			       &addr.sin6.sin6_addr,