diff --git a/tc/f_flower.c b/tc/f_flower.c
index 6d70b92a2894..f4dd2ce194c4 100644
--- a/tc/f_flower.c
+++ b/tc/f_flower.c
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ static void explain(void)
 		"	to specify different mask, he has to use different prio.\n");
 }
 
+static void print_indent_name_value(const char *name, const char *value)
+{
+	print_string(PRINT_FP, NULL, "%s  ", _SL_);
+	print_string_name_value(name, value);
+}
+
 static int flower_parse_eth_addr(char *str, int addr_type, int mask_type,
 				 struct nlmsghdr *n)
 {
@@ -1925,10 +1931,9 @@ static int __mask_bits(char *addr, size_t len)
 	return bits;
 }
 
-static void flower_print_eth_addr(char *name, struct rtattr *addr_attr,
+static void flower_print_eth_addr(const char *name, struct rtattr *addr_attr,
 				  struct rtattr *mask_attr)
 {
-	SPRINT_BUF(namefrm);
 	SPRINT_BUF(out);
 	SPRINT_BUF(b1);
 	size_t done;
@@ -1949,9 +1954,7 @@ static void flower_print_eth_addr(char *name, struct rtattr *addr_attr,
 			sprintf(out + done, "/%d", bits);
 	}
 
-	print_nl();
-	sprintf(namefrm, "  %s %%s", name);
-	print_string(PRINT_ANY, name, namefrm, out);
+	print_indent_name_value(name, out);
 }
 
 static void flower_print_eth_type(__be16 *p_eth_type,
@@ -2064,7 +2067,6 @@ static void flower_print_ip_addr(char *name, __be16 eth_type,
 {
 	struct rtattr *addr_attr;
 	struct rtattr *mask_attr;
-	SPRINT_BUF(namefrm);
 	SPRINT_BUF(out);
 	size_t done;
 	int family;
@@ -2095,10 +2097,9 @@ static void flower_print_ip_addr(char *name, __be16 eth_type,
 	else if (bits < len * 8)
 		sprintf(out + done, "/%d", bits);
 
-	print_nl();
-	sprintf(namefrm, "  %s %%s", name);
-	print_string(PRINT_ANY, name, namefrm, out);
+	print_indent_name_value(name, out);
 }
+
 static void flower_print_ip4_addr(char *name, struct rtattr *addr_attr,
 				  struct rtattr *mask_attr)
 {
@@ -2124,22 +2125,18 @@ static void flower_print_port_range(char *name, struct rtattr *min_attr,
 		print_hu(PRINT_JSON, "end", NULL, rta_getattr_be16(max_attr));
 		close_json_object();
 	} else {
-		SPRINT_BUF(namefrm);
 		SPRINT_BUF(out);
 		size_t done;
 
 		done = sprintf(out, "%u", rta_getattr_be16(min_attr));
 		sprintf(out + done, "-%u", rta_getattr_be16(max_attr));
-		print_nl();
-		sprintf(namefrm, "  %s %%s", name);
-		print_string(PRINT_ANY, name, namefrm, out);
+		print_indent_name_value(name, out);
 	}
 }
 
 static void flower_print_tcp_flags(const char *name, struct rtattr *flags_attr,
 				   struct rtattr *mask_attr)
 {
-	SPRINT_BUF(namefrm);
 	SPRINT_BUF(out);
 	size_t done;
 
@@ -2150,9 +2147,7 @@ static void flower_print_tcp_flags(const char *name, struct rtattr *flags_attr,
 	if (mask_attr)
 		sprintf(out + done, "/%x", rta_getattr_be16(mask_attr));
 
-	print_nl();
-	sprintf(namefrm, "  %s %%s", name);
-	print_string(PRINT_ANY, name, namefrm, out);
+	print_indent_name_value(name, out);
 }
 
 static void flower_print_ct_state(struct rtattr *flags_attr,
@@ -2239,14 +2234,11 @@ static void flower_print_ct_mark(struct rtattr *attr,
 
 static void flower_print_key_id(const char *name, struct rtattr *attr)
 {
-	SPRINT_BUF(namefrm);
-
 	if (!attr)
 		return;
 
 	print_nl();
-	sprintf(namefrm, "  %s %%u", name);
-	print_uint(PRINT_ANY, name, namefrm, rta_getattr_be32(attr));
+	print_uint_name_value(name, rta_getattr_be32(attr));
 }
 
 static void flower_print_geneve_opts(const char *name, struct rtattr *attr,
@@ -2342,8 +2334,9 @@ static void flower_print_erspan_opts(const char *name, struct rtattr *attr,
 	sprintf(strbuf, "%u:%u:%u:%u", ver, idx, dir, hwid);
 }
 
-static void flower_print_enc_parts(const char *name, const char *namefrm,
-				   struct rtattr *attr, char *key, char *mask)
+static void __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 0)))
+flower_print_enc_parts(const char *name, const char *namefrm,
+		       struct rtattr *attr, char *key, char *mask)
 {
 	char *key_token, *mask_token, *out;
 	int len;
@@ -2431,7 +2424,6 @@ static void flower_print_masked_u8(const char *name, struct rtattr *attr,
 {
 	const char *value_str = NULL;
 	__u8 value, mask;
-	SPRINT_BUF(namefrm);
 	SPRINT_BUF(out);
 	size_t done;
 
@@ -2451,9 +2443,7 @@ static void flower_print_masked_u8(const char *name, struct rtattr *attr,
 	if (mask != UINT8_MAX)
 		sprintf(out + done, "/%d", mask);
 
-	print_nl();
-	sprintf(namefrm, "  %s %%s", name);
-	print_string(PRINT_ANY, name, namefrm, out);
+	print_indent_name_value(name, out);
 }
 
 static void flower_print_u8(const char *name, struct rtattr *attr)
@@ -2463,14 +2453,11 @@ static void flower_print_u8(const char *name, struct rtattr *attr)
 
 static void flower_print_u32(const char *name, struct rtattr *attr)
 {
-	SPRINT_BUF(namefrm);
-
 	if (!attr)
 		return;
 
 	print_nl();
-	sprintf(namefrm, "  %s %%u", name);
-	print_uint(PRINT_ANY, name, namefrm, rta_getattr_u32(attr));
+	print_uint_name_value(name, rta_getattr_u32(attr));
 }
 
 static void flower_print_mpls_opt_lse(struct rtattr *lse)
