diff --git a/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc b/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
index 8d182fb0d..72c6c2732 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
@@ -4010,15 +4010,15 @@ function ip_in_interface_alias_subnet($interface, $ipalias)
 
 function get_interface_ip($interface = 'wan')
 {
+    if (strstr($interface, '_vip')) {
+        return get_configured_carp_interface_list($interface);
+    }
+
     $realif = get_real_interface($interface);
     if ($realif) {
         return find_interface_ip($realif);
     }
 
-    if (strstr($interface, '_vip')) {
-        return get_configured_carp_interface_list($interface);
-    }
-
     return null;
 }
 
@@ -4026,16 +4026,16 @@ function get_interface_ipv6($interface = 'wan')
 {
     global $config;
 
+    if (strstr($interface, '_vip')) {
+        return get_configured_carp_interface_list($interface, 'inet6');
+    }
+
     $realif = get_real_interface($interface, 'inet6');
     if ($realif) {
         return isset($config['interfaces'][$interface]['dhcp6prefixonly']) ?
             find_interface_ipv6_ll($realif) : find_interface_ipv6($realif);
     }
 
-    if (strstr($interface, '_vip')) {
-        return get_configured_carp_interface_list($interface, 'inet6');
-    }
-
     return null;
 }