diff --git a/tc/f_fw.c b/tc/f_fw.c
index b8134be4..5a560986 100644
--- a/tc/f_fw.c
+++ b/tc/f_fw.c
@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ static int fw_print_opt(struct filter_util *qu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *opt, __u
 	if (opt == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	memset(tb, 0, sizeof(tb));
-	if (opt)
-		parse_rtattr(tb, TCA_FW_MAX, RTA_DATA(opt), RTA_PAYLOAD(opt));
+	parse_rtattr_nested(tb, TCA_FW_MAX, opt);
 
 	if (handle)
 		fprintf(f, "handle 0x%x ", handle);
diff --git a/tc/q_cbq.c b/tc/q_cbq.c
index 3a10175d..40c02284 100644
--- a/tc/q_cbq.c
+++ b/tc/q_cbq.c
@@ -422,8 +422,7 @@ static int cbq_print_opt(struct qdisc_util *qu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *opt)
 	if (opt == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	memset(tb, 0, sizeof(tb));
-	parse_rtattr(tb, TCA_CBQ_MAX, RTA_DATA(opt), RTA_PAYLOAD(opt));
+	parse_rtattr_nested(tb, TCA_CBQ_MAX, opt);
 
 	if (tb[TCA_CBQ_RATE]) {
 		if (RTA_PAYLOAD(tb[TCA_CBQ_RATE]) < sizeof(*r))