diff --git a/ip/iplink_geneve.c b/ip/iplink_geneve.c
index 278a6e23..d70b1941 100644
--- a/ip/iplink_geneve.c
+++ b/ip/iplink_geneve.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static void geneve_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
 		return;
 
 	if (tb[IFLA_GENEVE_COLLECT_METADATA]) {
-		print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "external", "external", true);
+		print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "external", "external ", true);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/ip/iplink_vxlan.c b/ip/iplink_vxlan.c
index 497affc0..1489c009 100644
--- a/ip/iplink_vxlan.c
+++ b/ip/iplink_vxlan.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static void vxlan_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
 
 	if (tb[IFLA_VXLAN_COLLECT_METADATA] &&
 	    rta_getattr_u8(tb[IFLA_VXLAN_COLLECT_METADATA])) {
-		print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "external", "external", true);
+		print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "external", "external ", true);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/ip/link_gre.c b/ip/link_gre.c
index d754fa9a..842fab5c 100644
--- a/ip/link_gre.c
+++ b/ip/link_gre.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ static void gre_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
 		return;
 
 	if (tb[IFLA_GRE_COLLECT_METADATA]) {
-		print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "external", "external", true);
+		print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "external", "external ", true);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/ip/link_gre6.c b/ip/link_gre6.c
index 6c4671e5..4710b404 100644
--- a/ip/link_gre6.c
+++ b/ip/link_gre6.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ static void gre_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
 		return;
 
 	if (tb[IFLA_GRE_COLLECT_METADATA]) {
-		print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "external", "external", true);
+		print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "external", "external ", true);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/ip/link_ip6tnl.c b/ip/link_ip6tnl.c
index 711988a1..8d9feab1 100644
--- a/ip/link_ip6tnl.c
+++ b/ip/link_ip6tnl.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static void ip6tunnel_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb
 		return;
 
 	if (tb[IFLA_IPTUN_COLLECT_METADATA]) {
-		print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "external", "external", true);
+		print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "external", "external ", true);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/ip/link_iptnl.c b/ip/link_iptnl.c
index d4a56de4..2736ef89 100644
--- a/ip/link_iptnl.c
+++ b/ip/link_iptnl.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static void iptunnel_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[
 		return;
 
 	if (tb[IFLA_IPTUN_COLLECT_METADATA]) {
-		print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "external", "external", true);
+		print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "external", "external ", true);
 		return;
 	}