diff --git a/ip/iproute_lwtunnel.c b/ip/iproute_lwtunnel.c
index 8f497015..85ab13cb 100644
--- a/ip/iproute_lwtunnel.c
+++ b/ip/iproute_lwtunnel.c
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ static int parse_encap_ila(struct rtattr *rta, size_t len,
 
 	argc--; argv++;
 
-	if (rta_addattr64(rta, 1024, ILA_ATTR_LOCATOR, locator))
+	if (rta_addattr64(rta, len, ILA_ATTR_LOCATOR, locator))
 		return -1;
 
 	while (argc > 0) {
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ static int parse_encap_ila(struct rtattr *rta, size_t len,
 				invarg("\"csum-mode\" value is invalid\n",
 				       *argv);
 
-			ret = rta_addattr8(rta, 1024, ILA_ATTR_CSUM_MODE,
+			ret = rta_addattr8(rta, len, ILA_ATTR_CSUM_MODE,
 					   (__u8)csum_mode);
 
 			argc--; argv++;
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ static int parse_encap_ila(struct rtattr *rta, size_t len,
 				invarg("\"ident-type\" value is invalid\n",
 				       *argv);
 
-			ret = rta_addattr8(rta, 1024, ILA_ATTR_IDENT_TYPE,
+			ret = rta_addattr8(rta, len, ILA_ATTR_IDENT_TYPE,
 					   (__u8)ident_type);
 
 			argc--; argv++;
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ static int parse_encap_ila(struct rtattr *rta, size_t len,
 				invarg("\"hook-type\" value is invalid\n",
 				       *argv);
 
-			ret = rta_addattr8(rta, 1024, ILA_ATTR_HOOK_TYPE,
+			ret = rta_addattr8(rta, len, ILA_ATTR_HOOK_TYPE,
 					   (__u8)hook_type);
 
 			argc--; argv++;
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ static int parse_encap_bpf(struct rtattr *rta, size_t len, int *argcp,
 			if (get_unsigned(&headroom, *argv, 0) || headroom == 0)
 				invarg("headroom is invalid\n", *argv);
 			if (!headroom_set)
-				rta_addattr32(rta, 1024, LWT_BPF_XMIT_HEADROOM,
+				rta_addattr32(rta, len, LWT_BPF_XMIT_HEADROOM,
 					      headroom);
 			headroom_set = 1;
 		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "help") == 0) {
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ int lwt_parse_encap(struct rtattr *rta, size_t len, int *argcp, char ***argvp)
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 
-	nest = rta_nest(rta, 1024, RTA_ENCAP);
+	nest = rta_nest(rta, len, RTA_ENCAP);
 	switch (type) {
 	case LWTUNNEL_ENCAP_MPLS:
 		ret = parse_encap_mpls(rta, len, &argc, &argv);
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ int lwt_parse_encap(struct rtattr *rta, size_t len, int *argcp, char ***argvp)
 
 	rta_nest_end(rta, nest);
 
-	ret = rta_addattr16(rta, 1024, RTA_ENCAP_TYPE, type);
+	ret = rta_addattr16(rta, len, RTA_ENCAP_TYPE, type);
 
 	*argcp = argc;
 	*argvp = argv;
diff --git a/man/man8/ip-route.8.in b/man/man8/ip-route.8.in
index a33ce1f0..11dd4ca7 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip-route.8.in
+++ b/man/man8/ip-route.8.in
@@ -589,6 +589,15 @@ argument lists:
 route reflecting its relative bandwidth or quality.
 .in -8
 
+The internal buffer used in iproute2 limits the maximum number of nexthops that
+may be specified in one go. If only
+.I ADDRESS
+is given, the current buffer size allows for 144 IPv6 nexthops and 253 IPv4
+ones. For IPv4, this effectively limits the number of nexthops possible per
+route. With IPv6, further nexthops may be appended to the same route via
+.B "ip route append"
+command.
+
 .TP
 .BI scope " SCOPE_VAL"
 the scope of the destinations covered by the route prefix.
diff --git a/testsuite/Makefile b/testsuite/Makefile
index b3aebec1..46b243b0 100644
--- a/testsuite/Makefile
+++ b/testsuite/Makefile
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ endif
 		TC="$$i/tc/tc" IP="$$i/ip/ip" SS=$$i/misc/ss DEV="$(DEV)" IPVER="$@" SNAME="$$i" \
 		ERRF="$(RESULTS_DIR)/$@.$$o.err" $(PREFIX) tests/$@ > $(RESULTS_DIR)/$@.$$o.out; \
 		if [ "$$?" = "127" ]; then \
-			echo "SKIPPED"; \
+			echo "\e[1;35mSKIPPED\e[0m"; \
 		elif [ -e "$(RESULTS_DIR)/$@.$$o.err" ]; then \
-			echo "FAILED"; \
+			echo "\e[0;31mFAILED\e[0m"; \
 		else \
-			echo "PASS"; \
+			echo "\e[0;32mPASS\e[0m"; \
 		fi; \
 		rm "$$TMP_ERR" "$$TMP_OUT"; \
 		sudo dmesg > $(RESULTS_DIR)/$@.$$o.dmesg; \