diff --git a/ip/iplink_vxcan.c b/ip/iplink_vxcan.c
index c13224c3..ed0ad8b9 100644
--- a/ip/iplink_vxcan.c
+++ b/ip/iplink_vxcan.c
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ static int vxcan_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
+	if (type)
+		duparg("type", argv[err]);
+
 	if (name) {
 		addattr_l(hdr, 1024,
 			  IFLA_IFNAME, name, strlen(name) + 1);
diff --git a/ip/link_veth.c b/ip/link_veth.c
index fcfd1ef3..fddb7ac3 100644
--- a/ip/link_veth.c
+++ b/ip/link_veth.c
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ static int veth_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
+	if (type)
+		duparg("type", argv[err]);
+
 	if (name) {
 		addattr_l(hdr, 1024,
 			  IFLA_IFNAME, name, strlen(name) + 1);