diff --git a/ip/iproute.c b/ip/iproute.c
index 3da23af9..4d7da023 100644
--- a/ip/iproute.c
+++ b/ip/iproute.c
@@ -417,22 +417,22 @@ int print_route(const struct sockaddr_nl *who, struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg)
 		fprintf(fp, "dev %s ", ll_index_to_name(*(int *)RTA_DATA(tb[RTA_OIF])));
 
 	if (table && (table != RT_TABLE_MAIN || show_details > 0) && !filter.tb)
-		fprintf(fp, " table %s ", rtnl_rttable_n2a(table, b1, sizeof(b1)));
+		fprintf(fp, "table %s ", rtnl_rttable_n2a(table, b1, sizeof(b1)));
 	if (!(r->rtm_flags&RTM_F_CLONED)) {
 		if ((r->rtm_protocol != RTPROT_BOOT || show_details > 0) && filter.protocolmask != -1)
-			fprintf(fp, " proto %s ", rtnl_rtprot_n2a(r->rtm_protocol, b1, sizeof(b1)));
+			fprintf(fp, "proto %s ", rtnl_rtprot_n2a(r->rtm_protocol, b1, sizeof(b1)));
 		if ((r->rtm_scope != RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE || show_details > 0) && filter.scopemask != -1)
-			fprintf(fp, " scope %s ", rtnl_rtscope_n2a(r->rtm_scope, b1, sizeof(b1)));
+			fprintf(fp, "scope %s ", rtnl_rtscope_n2a(r->rtm_scope, b1, sizeof(b1)));
 	}
 	if (tb[RTA_PREFSRC] && filter.rprefsrc.bitlen != host_len) {
 		/* Do not use format_host(). It is our local addr
 		   and symbolic name will not be useful.
 		 */
-		fprintf(fp, " src %s ",
+		fprintf(fp, "src %s ",
 			rt_addr_n2a_rta(r->rtm_family, tb[RTA_PREFSRC]));
 	}
 	if (tb[RTA_PRIORITY])
-		fprintf(fp, " metric %u ", rta_getattr_u32(tb[RTA_PRIORITY]));
+		fprintf(fp, "metric %u ", rta_getattr_u32(tb[RTA_PRIORITY]));
 	if (r->rtm_flags & RTNH_F_DEAD)
 		fprintf(fp, "dead ");
 	if (r->rtm_flags & RTNH_F_ONLINK)
@@ -450,9 +450,9 @@ int print_route(const struct sockaddr_nl *who, struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg)
 
 		if (mark) {
 			if (mark >= 16)
-				fprintf(fp, " mark 0x%x", mark);
+				fprintf(fp, "mark 0x%x ", mark);
 			else
-				fprintf(fp, " mark %u", mark);
+				fprintf(fp, "mark %u ", mark);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/man/man8/tc-police.8 b/man/man8/tc-police.8
index 5c5a6323..620c2881 100644
--- a/man/man8/tc-police.8
+++ b/man/man8/tc-police.8
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ police - policing action
 
 .ti -8
 .IR CONTROL " :="
-.BI conform-exceed " EXCEEDACT\fR[\fB/\fIEXCEEDACT"
+.BI conform-exceed " EXCEEDACT\fR[\fB/\fINOTEXCEEDACT"
 
 .ti -8
-.IR EXCEEDACT " := { "
+.IR EXCEEDACT/NOTEXCEEDACT " := { "
 .BR pipe " | " ok " | " reclassify " | " drop " | " continue " }"
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
@@ -94,11 +94,9 @@ Fine-tune the in-kernel packet rate estimator.
 are time values and control the frequency in which samples are taken and over
 what timespan an average is built.
 .TP
-.BI conform-exceed " EXCEEDACT\fR[\fB/\fIEXCEEDACT\fR]"
-Define how to handle packets which exceed (and, if the second
-.I EXCEEDACT
-is given, also those who don't), the configured bandwidth limit. Possible values
-are:
+.BI conform-exceed " EXCEEDACT\fR[\fB/\fINOTEXCEEDACT\fR]"
+Define how to handle packets which exceed or conform the
+configured bandwidth limit. Possible values are:
 .RS
 .IP continue
 Don't do anything, just continue with the next action in line.
diff --git a/tc/m_police.c b/tc/m_police.c
index f0b179fc..226e20e4 100644
--- a/tc/m_police.c
+++ b/tc/m_police.c
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ static void usage(void)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: ... police rate BPS burst BYTES[/BYTES] [ mtu BYTES[/BYTES] ]\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "                [ peakrate BPS ] [ avrate BPS ] [ overhead BYTES ]\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "                [ linklayer TYPE ] [ ACTIONTERM ]\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "                [ linklayer TYPE ] [ CONTROL ]\n");
 
-	fprintf(stderr, "New Syntax ACTIONTERM := conform-exceed <EXCEEDACT>[/NOTEXCEEDACT]\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "Where: *EXCEEDACT := pipe | ok | reclassify | drop | continue\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "Where:  pipe is only valid for new syntax\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "Where: CONTROL := conform-exceed <EXCEEDACT>[/NOTEXCEEDACT]\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "                  Define how to handle packets which exceed (<EXCEEDACT>)\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "                  or conform (<NOTEXCEEDACT>) the configured bandwidth limit.\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "       EXCEEDACT/NOTEXCEEDACT := { pipe | ok | reclassify | drop | continue }\n");
 	exit(-1);
 }
 
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ int print_police(struct action_util *a, FILE *f, struct rtattr *arg)
 	if (tb[TCA_POLICE_RESULT]) {
 		__u32 action = rta_getattr_u32(tb[TCA_POLICE_RESULT]);
 
-		fprintf(f, "/%s", action_n2a(action));
+		fprintf(f, "/%s ", action_n2a(action));
 	} else
 		fprintf(f, " ");