diff --git a/ip/link_gre.c b/ip/link_gre.c
index d616a970..0461e5d0 100644
--- a/ip/link_gre.c
+++ b/ip/link_gre.c
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ get_failed:
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			if (get_u8(&erspan_ver, *argv, 0))
 				invarg("invalid erspan version\n", *argv);
-			if (erspan_ver != 1 && erspan_ver != 2)
-				invarg("erspan version must be 1 or 2\n", *argv);
+			if (erspan_ver > 2)
+				invarg("erspan version must be 0/1/2\n", *argv);
 		} else if (is_erspan && strcmp(*argv, "erspan_dir") == 0) {
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			if (matches(*argv, "ingress") == 0)
diff --git a/ip/link_gre6.c b/ip/link_gre6.c
index 94a4ee70..9d270f4b 100644
--- a/ip/link_gre6.c
+++ b/ip/link_gre6.c
@@ -389,8 +389,8 @@ get_failed:
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			if (get_u8(&erspan_ver, *argv, 0))
 				invarg("invalid erspan version\n", *argv);
-			if (erspan_ver != 1 && erspan_ver != 2)
-				invarg("erspan version must be 1 or 2\n", *argv);
+			if (erspan_ver > 2)
+				invarg("erspan version must be 0/1/2\n", *argv);
 		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "erspan_dir") == 0) {
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			if (matches(*argv, "ingress") == 0)
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ get_failed:
 	addattr_l(n, 1024, IFLA_GRE_FLOWINFO, &flowinfo, 4);
 	addattr32(n, 1024, IFLA_GRE_FLAGS, flags);
 	addattr32(n, 1024, IFLA_GRE_FWMARK, fwmark);
-	if (erspan_ver) {
+	if (erspan_ver <= 2) {
 		addattr8(n, 1024, IFLA_GRE_ERSPAN_VER, erspan_ver);
 		if (erspan_ver == 1 && erspan_idx != 0) {
 			addattr32(n, 1024, IFLA_GRE_ERSPAN_INDEX, erspan_idx);
diff --git a/man/man8/ip-link.8.in b/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
index 939e2ad4..e8a25451 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
+++ b/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
@@ -1163,8 +1163,8 @@ It must be an address on another interface on this host.
 .BR erspan_ver " \fIversion "
 - specifies the ERSPAN version number.
 .IR version
-indicates the ERSPAN version to be created: 1 for version 1 (type II)
-or 2 for version 2 (type III).
+indicates the ERSPAN version to be created: 0 for version 0 type I,
+1 for version 1 (type II) or 2 for version 2 (type III).
 
 .sp
 .BR erspan " \fIIDX "