diff --git a/dcb/dcb_app.c b/dcb/dcb_app.c
index 8073415ad084..1e36541bec61 100644
--- a/dcb/dcb_app.c
+++ b/dcb/dcb_app.c
@@ -403,38 +403,39 @@ static bool dcb_app_is_port(const struct dcb_app *app)
 	return app->selector == IEEE_8021QAZ_APP_SEL_ANY;
 }
 
-static int dcb_app_print_key_dec(__u16 protocol)
+static int dcb_app_print_pid_dec(__u16 protocol)
 {
-	return print_uint(PRINT_ANY, NULL, "%d:", protocol);
+	return print_uint(PRINT_ANY, NULL, "%u", protocol);
 }
 
-static int dcb_app_print_key_hex(__u16 protocol)
+static int dcb_app_print_pid_hex(__u16 protocol)
 {
-	return print_uint(PRINT_ANY, NULL, "%x:", protocol);
+	return print_uint(PRINT_ANY, NULL, "%x", protocol);
 }
 
-static int dcb_app_print_key_dscp(__u16 protocol)
+static int dcb_app_print_pid_dscp(__u16 protocol)
 {
 	const char *name = rtnl_dsfield_get_name(protocol << 2);
 
-
 	if (!is_json_context() && name != NULL)
-		return print_string(PRINT_FP, NULL, "%s:", name);
-	return print_uint(PRINT_ANY, NULL, "%d:", protocol);
+		return print_string(PRINT_FP, NULL, "%s", name);
+	return print_uint(PRINT_ANY, NULL, "%u", protocol);
 }
 
-static int dcb_app_print_key_pcp(__u16 protocol)
+static int dcb_app_print_pid_pcp(__u16 protocol)
 {
 	/* Print in numerical form, if protocol value is out-of-range */
 	if (protocol > DCB_APP_PCP_MAX)
-		return print_uint(PRINT_ANY, NULL, "%d:", protocol);
+		return print_uint(PRINT_ANY, NULL, "%u", protocol);
 
-	return print_string(PRINT_ANY, NULL, "%s:", pcp_names[protocol]);
+	return print_string(PRINT_ANY, NULL, "%s", pcp_names[protocol]);
 }
 
 static void dcb_app_print_filtered(const struct dcb_app_table *tab,
 				   bool (*filter)(const struct dcb_app *),
-				   int (*print_key)(__u16 protocol),
+				   void (*print_pid_prio)(int (*print_pid)(__u16),
+							  const struct dcb_app *),
+				   int (*print_pid)(__u16 protocol),
 				   const char *json_name,
 				   const char *fp_name)
 {
@@ -453,8 +454,8 @@ static void dcb_app_print_filtered(const struct dcb_app_table *tab,
 		}
 
 		open_json_array(PRINT_JSON, NULL);
-		print_key(app->protocol);
-		print_uint(PRINT_ANY, NULL, "%d ", app->priority);
+		print_pid_prio(print_pid, app);
+		print_string(PRINT_ANY, NULL, "%s", " ");
 		close_json_array(PRINT_JSON, NULL);
 	}
 
@@ -464,9 +465,17 @@ static void dcb_app_print_filtered(const struct dcb_app_table *tab,
 	}
 }
 
+static void dcb_app_print_pid_prio(int (*print_pid)(__u16 protocol),
+				   const struct dcb_app *app)
+{
+	print_pid(app->protocol);
+	print_uint(PRINT_ANY, NULL, ":%u", app->priority);
+}
+
 static void dcb_app_print_ethtype_prio(const struct dcb_app_table *tab)
 {
-	dcb_app_print_filtered(tab, dcb_app_is_ethtype,  dcb_app_print_key_hex,
+	dcb_app_print_filtered(tab, dcb_app_is_ethtype,
+			       dcb_app_print_pid_prio, dcb_app_print_pid_hex,
 			       "ethtype_prio", "ethtype-prio");
 }
 
@@ -474,8 +483,9 @@ static void dcb_app_print_pcp_prio(const struct dcb *dcb,
 				   const struct dcb_app_table *tab)
 {
 	dcb_app_print_filtered(tab, dcb_app_is_pcp,
-			       dcb->numeric ? dcb_app_print_key_dec
-					    : dcb_app_print_key_pcp,
+			       dcb_app_print_pid_prio,
+			       dcb->numeric ? dcb_app_print_pid_dec :
+					      dcb_app_print_pid_pcp,
 			       "pcp_prio", "pcp-prio");
 }
 
@@ -483,26 +493,30 @@ static void dcb_app_print_dscp_prio(const struct dcb *dcb,
 				    const struct dcb_app_table *tab)
 {
 	dcb_app_print_filtered(tab, dcb_app_is_dscp,
-			       dcb->numeric ? dcb_app_print_key_dec
-					    : dcb_app_print_key_dscp,
+			       dcb_app_print_pid_prio,
+			       dcb->numeric ? dcb_app_print_pid_dec :
+					      dcb_app_print_pid_dscp,
 			       "dscp_prio", "dscp-prio");
 }
 
 static void dcb_app_print_stream_port_prio(const struct dcb_app_table *tab)
 {
-	dcb_app_print_filtered(tab, dcb_app_is_stream_port, dcb_app_print_key_dec,
+	dcb_app_print_filtered(tab, dcb_app_is_stream_port,
+			       dcb_app_print_pid_prio, dcb_app_print_pid_dec,
 			       "stream_port_prio", "stream-port-prio");
 }
 
 static void dcb_app_print_dgram_port_prio(const struct dcb_app_table *tab)
 {
-	dcb_app_print_filtered(tab, dcb_app_is_dgram_port, dcb_app_print_key_dec,
+	dcb_app_print_filtered(tab, dcb_app_is_dgram_port,
+			       dcb_app_print_pid_prio, dcb_app_print_pid_dec,
 			       "dgram_port_prio", "dgram-port-prio");
 }
 
 static void dcb_app_print_port_prio(const struct dcb_app_table *tab)
 {
-	dcb_app_print_filtered(tab, dcb_app_is_port, dcb_app_print_key_dec,
+	dcb_app_print_filtered(tab, dcb_app_is_port,
+			       dcb_app_print_pid_prio, dcb_app_print_pid_dec,
 			       "port_prio", "port-prio");
 }
 
