diff --git a/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_c_gen.py b/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_c_gen.py
index b9b9aa7..9a285eb 100755
--- a/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_c_gen.py
+++ b/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_c_gen.py
@@ -713,12 +713,12 @@
     emitted = []
     for e in parser.enums_by_json[j]:
         emit_definition(parser, j, emitted, e)
-    for a in parser.aliases_by_json[j]:
-        emit_definition(parser, j, emitted, a)
     for u in parser.unions_by_json[j]:
         emit_definition(parser, j, emitted, u)
     for t in parser.types_by_json[j]:
         emit_definition(parser, j, emitted, t)
+    for a in parser.aliases_by_json[j]:
+        emit_definition(parser, j, emitted, a)
     for m in parser.messages_by_json[j].values():
         emit_definition(parser, j, emitted, m)
 
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_json_parser.py b/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_json_parser.py
index d766936..98143e2 100644
--- a/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_json_parser.py
+++ b/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_json_parser.py
@@ -377,19 +377,6 @@
                     self.unions[union.name] = union
                     self.logger.debug("Parsed union: %s" % union)
                     self.unions_by_json[path].append(union)
-                for name, body in j['aliases'].iteritems():
-                    if name in self.aliases:
-                        progress = progress + 1
-                        continue
-                    if 'length' in body:
-                        array_len = body['length']
-                    else:
-                        array_len = None
-                    t = self.types[body['type']]
-                    alias = self.alias_class(name, t, array_len)
-                    self.aliases[name] = alias
-                    self.logger.debug("Parsed alias: %s" % alias)
-                    self.aliases_by_json[path].append(alias)
                 for t in j['types']:
                     if t[0] in self.types:
                         progress = progress + 1
@@ -408,6 +395,23 @@
                     self.types[type_.name] = type_
                     self.types_by_json[path].append(type_)
                     self.logger.debug("Parsed type: %s" % type_)
+                for name, body in j['aliases'].iteritems():
+                    if name in self.aliases:
+                        progress = progress + 1
+                        continue
+                    if 'length' in body:
+                        array_len = body['length']
+                    else:
+                        array_len = None
+                    try:
+                        t = self.lookup_type_like_id(body['type'])
+                    except ParseError as e:
+                        exceptions.append(e)
+                        continue
+                    alias = self.alias_class(name, t, array_len)
+                    self.aliases[name] = alias
+                    self.logger.debug("Parsed alias: %s" % alias)
+                    self.aliases_by_json[path].append(alias)
                 if not exceptions:
                     # finished parsing
                     break