diff --git a/ip/iplink.c b/ip/iplink.c
index e6f30e99..023f53b7 100644
--- a/ip/iplink.c
+++ b/ip/iplink.c
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ void iplink_usage(void)
 		fprintf(stderr, "                   [ numtxqueues QUEUE_COUNT ]\n");
 		fprintf(stderr, "                   [ numrxqueues QUEUE_COUNT ]\n");
 		fprintf(stderr, "                   type TYPE [ ARGS ]\n");
-		fprintf(stderr, "       ip link delete DEV type TYPE [ ARGS ]\n");
+		fprintf(stderr, "       ip link delete { DEVICE | dev DEVICE | group DEVGROUP } type TYPE [ ARGS ]\n");
 		fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-		fprintf(stderr, "       ip link set { dev DEVICE | group DEVGROUP } [ { up | down } ]\n");
+		fprintf(stderr, "       ip link set { DEVICE | dev DEVICE | group DEVGROUP } [ { up | down } ]\n");
 	} else
 		fprintf(stderr, "Usage: ip link set DEVICE [ { up | down } ]\n");