diff --git a/BUSYBOX.md b/BUSYBOX.md
index db7ca512..c8a78e7b 100644
--- a/BUSYBOX.md
+++ b/BUSYBOX.md
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ or recognize the nofail option in fstab.
 
 CONFIG_SETFONT -- The setfont applet does not support the -u option from kbd.
 
-CONFIG_IP -- The ip applet  doesn't support the "scope" modifier for
-"ip route add" and "ip address add".
-
 CONFIG_BB_SYSCTL -- The sysctl applet does not support the --system command
 line switch.
 
diff --git a/init.d/loopback.in b/init.d/loopback.in
index f76dfce6..59bdae29 100644
--- a/init.d/loopback.in
+++ b/init.d/loopback.in
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ start()
 	if [ "$RC_UNAME" = Linux ]; then
 		ebegin "Bringing up network interface lo"
 		if command -v ip > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-			ip addr add 127.0.0.1/8 dev lo brd + scope host
-			ip route add 127.0.0.0/8 dev lo scope host
+			ip addr add 127.0.0.1/8 dev lo brd +
+			ip route add 127.0.0.0/8 dev lo
 			ip link set lo up
 		else
 			ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0