diff --git a/tc/q_gred.c b/tc/q_gred.c
index 0192d9fd..463d725f 100644
--- a/tc/q_gred.c
+++ b/tc/q_gred.c
@@ -37,14 +37,11 @@
 
 static void explain(void)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: ... gred DP drop-probability limit BYTES "
-	    "min BYTES max BYTES\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "    avpkt BYTES burst PACKETS probability PROBABILITY "
-	    "bandwidth KBPS\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "    [prio value]\n");
-	fprintf(stderr," OR ...\n");
-	fprintf(stderr," gred setup DPs <num of DPs> default <default DP> "
-	    "[grio]\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: tc qdisc { add | replace | change } ... gred setup vqs NUMBER\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "           default DEFAULT_VQ [ grio ]\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "       tc qdisc change ... gred vq VQ [ prio VALUE ] limit BYTES\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "           min BYTES max BYTES avpkt BYTES [ burst PACKETS ]\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "           [ probability PROBABILITY ] [ bandwidth KBPS ]\n");
 }
 
 static int init_gred(struct qdisc_util *qu, int argc, char **argv,
@@ -58,20 +55,21 @@ static int init_gred(struct qdisc_util *qu, int argc, char **argv,
 
 	while (argc > 0) {
 		DPRINTF(stderr,"init_gred: invoked with %s\n",*argv);
-		if (strcmp(*argv, "DPs") == 0) {
+		if (strcmp(*argv, "vqs") == 0 ||
+		    strcmp(*argv, "DPs") == 0) {
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			if (get_unsigned(&opt.DPs, *argv, 10)) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "Illegal \"DPs\"\n");
+				fprintf(stderr, "Illegal \"vqs\"\n");
 				return -1;
 			} else if (opt.DPs > MAX_DPs) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "GRED: only %u DPs are "
+				fprintf(stderr, "GRED: only %u VQs are "
 					"currently supported\n", MAX_DPs);
 				return -1;
 			}
 		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "default") == 0) {
 			if (opt.DPs == 0) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "\"default\" must be defined "
-					"after \"DPs\"\n");
+					"after \"vqs\"\n");
 				return -1;
 			}
 			NEXT_ARG();
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ static int init_gred(struct qdisc_util *qu, int argc, char **argv,
 				return -1;
 			} else if (opt.def_DP >= opt.DPs) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "\"default\" must be less than "
-					"\"DPs\"\n");
+					"\"vqs\"\n");
 				return -1;
 			}
 		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "grio") == 0) {
@@ -155,13 +153,14 @@ static int gred_parse_opt(struct qdisc_util *qu, int argc, char **argv, struct n
 				return -1;
 			}
 			ok++;
-		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "DP") == 0) {
+		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "vq") == 0 ||
+			   strcmp(*argv, "DP") == 0) {
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			if (get_unsigned(&opt.DP, *argv, 10)) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "Illegal \"DP\"\n");
+				fprintf(stderr, "Illegal \"vq\"\n");
 				return -1;
 			} else if (opt.DP >= MAX_DPs) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "GRED: only %u DPs are "
+				fprintf(stderr, "GRED: only %u VQs are "
 					"currently supported\n", MAX_DPs);
 				return -1;
 			} /* need a better error check */
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@ static int gred_parse_opt(struct qdisc_util *qu, int argc, char **argv, struct n
 	}
 	if (opt.DP == MAX_DPs || !opt.limit || !opt.qth_min || !opt.qth_max ||
 	    !avpkt) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Required parameter (DP, limit, min, max, "
+		fprintf(stderr, "Required parameter (vq, limit, min, max, "
 			"avpkt) is missing\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -292,14 +291,14 @@ static int gred_print_opt(struct qdisc_util *qu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *opt)
 
 /* Bad hack! should really return a proper message as shown above*/
 
-	fprintf(f, "DPs %u default %u %s",
+	fprintf(f, "vqs %u default %u %s",
 		sopt->DPs,
 		sopt->def_DP,
 		sopt->grio ? "grio " : "");
 
 	for (i=0;i<MAX_DPs;i++, qopt++) {
 		if (qopt->DP >= MAX_DPs) continue;
-		fprintf(f, "\n DP %u prio %hhu limit %s min %s max %s ",
+		fprintf(f, "\n vq %u prio %hhu limit %s min %s max %s ",
 			qopt->DP,
 			qopt->prio,
 			sprint_size(qopt->limit, b1),