diff --git a/ip/iproute.c b/ip/iproute.c
index c42ea0b9..4d86a596 100644
--- a/ip/iproute.c
+++ b/ip/iproute.c
@@ -577,8 +577,6 @@ int print_route(const struct sockaddr_nl *who, struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg)
 			if (mxrta[i] == NULL)
 				continue;
 
-			if (mxlock & (1<<i))
-				fprintf(fp, " lock");
 			if (i != RTAX_CC_ALGO)
 				val = rta_getattr_u32(mxrta[i]);
 
@@ -590,6 +588,9 @@ int print_route(const struct sockaddr_nl *who, struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg)
 			else
 				fprintf(fp, " metric %d", i);
 
+			if (mxlock & (1<<i))
+				fprintf(fp, " lock");
+
 			switch (i) {
 			case RTAX_FEATURES:
 				print_rtax_features(fp, val);