diff --git a/ip/iplink.c b/ip/iplink.c
index 237ea82a..18249ca8 100644
--- a/ip/iplink.c
+++ b/ip/iplink.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void iplink_usage(void)
 
 	if (iplink_have_newlink()) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-		fprintf(stderr, "TYPE := { vlan | veth | dummy | ifb | macvlan }\n");
+		fprintf(stderr, "TYPE := { vlan | veth | vcan | dummy | ifb | macvlan }\n");
 	}
 	exit(-1);
 }