diff --git a/ip/link_ip6tnl.c b/ip/link_ip6tnl.c
index 43287ab3..af796c30 100644
--- a/ip/link_ip6tnl.c
+++ b/ip/link_ip6tnl.c
@@ -345,6 +345,9 @@ static void ip6tunnel_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb
 	if (!tb)
 		return;
 
+	if (tb[IFLA_IPTUN_COLLECT_METADATA])
+		print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "external", "external ", true);
+
 	if (tb[IFLA_IPTUN_FLAGS])
 		flags = rta_getattr_u32(tb[IFLA_IPTUN_FLAGS]);
 
diff --git a/ip/link_iptnl.c b/ip/link_iptnl.c
index 4940b8b0..2804b8f4 100644
--- a/ip/link_iptnl.c
+++ b/ip/link_iptnl.c
@@ -393,6 +393,9 @@ static void iptunnel_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[
 	if (!tb)
 		return;
 
+	if (tb[IFLA_IPTUN_COLLECT_METADATA])
+		print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "external", "external ", true);
+
 	if (tb[IFLA_IPTUN_REMOTE]) {
 		unsigned int addr = rta_getattr_u32(tb[IFLA_IPTUN_REMOTE]);