diff --git a/ip/iplink_can.c b/ip/iplink_can.c
index 6a26f3ff..592b036e 100644
--- a/ip/iplink_can.c
+++ b/ip/iplink_can.c
@@ -272,10 +272,15 @@ static void can_print_json_timing_min_max(const char *attr, int min, int max)
 	print_int(PRINT_JSON, "min", NULL, min);
 	print_int(PRINT_JSON, "max", NULL, max);
 	close_json_object();
 }
 
+/* all our lines end with 8 spaces in the next line to align numtxqueue
+ * output which is just added in ipaddress.c after the CAN info.
+ * The indention of 8 consists of 4 spaces + link_type ("can") + 1 space
+ * as provided by print_linktype() in ipaddress.c  */
+
 static void can_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
 {
 	if (!tb)
 		return;
 
@@ -315,10 +320,12 @@ static void can_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
 			  "restart_ms",
 			  "restart-ms %d ",
 			  *restart_ms);
 	}
 
+	fprintf(f, "\n        ");
+
 	/* bittiming is irrelevant if fixed bitrate is defined */
 	if (tb[IFLA_CAN_BITTIMING] && !tb[IFLA_CAN_BITRATE_CONST]) {
 		struct can_bittiming *bt = RTA_DATA(tb[IFLA_CAN_BITTIMING]);
 
 		if (is_json_context()) {
@@ -337,14 +344,14 @@ static void can_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
 			print_int(PRINT_ANY, "phase_seg2",
 				  NULL, bt->phase_seg2);
 			print_int(PRINT_ANY, "sjw", NULL, bt->sjw);
 			close_json_object();
 		} else {
-			fprintf(f, "\n	  bitrate %d sample-point %.3f ",
+			fprintf(f, "bitrate %d sample-point %.3f\n        ",
 				bt->bitrate, (float) bt->sample_point / 1000.);
-			fprintf(f,
-				"\n	  tq %d prop-seg %d phase-seg1 %d phase-seg2 %d sjw %d",
+			fprintf(f, "tq %d prop-seg %d phase-seg1 %d phase-seg2"
+				"%d sjw %d\n        ",
 				bt->tq, bt->prop_seg,
 				bt->phase_seg1, bt->phase_seg2,
 				bt->sjw);
 		}
 	}
@@ -368,12 +375,12 @@ static void can_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
 						      btc->brp_min,
 						      btc->brp_max);
 			print_int(PRINT_JSON, "brp_inc", NULL, btc->brp_inc);
 			close_json_object();
 		} else {
-			fprintf(f, "\n	  %s: tseg1 %d..%d tseg2 %d..%d "
-				"sjw 1..%d brp %d..%d brp-inc %d",
+			fprintf(f, "%s: tseg1 %d..%d tseg2 %d..%d "
+				"sjw 1..%d brp %d..%d brp-inc %d\n        ",
 				btc->name, btc->tseg1_min, btc->tseg1_max,
 				btc->tseg2_min, btc->tseg2_max, btc->sjw_max,
 				btc->brp_min, btc->brp_max, btc->brp_inc);
 		}
 	}
@@ -399,24 +406,24 @@ static void can_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
 			for (i = 0; i < bitrate_cnt; ++i)
 				print_uint(PRINT_JSON, NULL, NULL,
 					   bitrate_const[i]);
 			close_json_array(PRINT_JSON, NULL);
 		} else {
-			fprintf(f, "\n	  bitrate %u", bitrate);
-			fprintf(f, "\n	     [");
+			fprintf(f, "bitrate %u\n        ", bitrate);
+			fprintf(f, "[");
 
 			for (i = 0; i < bitrate_cnt - 1; ++i) {
 				/* This will keep lines below 80 signs */
 				if (!(i % 6) && i)
-					fprintf(f, "\n	      ");
+					fprintf(f, "\n        ");
 
 				fprintf(f, "%8u, ", bitrate_const[i]);
 			}
 
 			if (!(i % 6) && i)
-				fprintf(f, "\n	      ");
-			fprintf(f, "%8u ]", bitrate_const[i]);
+				fprintf(f, "\n        ");
+			fprintf(f, "%8u ]\n        ", bitrate_const[i]);
 		}
 	}
 
 	/* data bittiming is irrelevant if fixed bitrate is defined */
 	if (tb[IFLA_CAN_DATA_BITTIMING] && !tb[IFLA_CAN_DATA_BITRATE_CONST]) {
@@ -439,15 +446,15 @@ static void can_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
 			print_int(PRINT_JSON, "phase_seg2",
 				  NULL, dbt->phase_seg2);
 			print_int(PRINT_JSON, "sjw", NULL, dbt->sjw);
 			close_json_object();
 		} else {
-			fprintf(f, "\n	  dbitrate %d dsample-point %.3f ",
+			fprintf(f, "dbitrate %d dsample-point %.3f\n        ",
 				dbt->bitrate,
 				(float) dbt->sample_point / 1000.);
-			fprintf(f, "\n	  dtq %d dprop-seg %d dphase-seg1 %d "
-				"dphase-seg2 %d dsjw %d",
+			fprintf(f, "dtq %d dprop-seg %d dphase-seg1 %d "
+				"dphase-seg2 %d dsjw %d\n        ",
 				dbt->tq, dbt->prop_seg, dbt->phase_seg1,
 				dbt->phase_seg2, dbt->sjw);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -472,12 +479,12 @@ static void can_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
 						      dbtc->brp_max);
 
 			print_int(PRINT_JSON, "brp_inc", NULL, dbtc->brp_inc);
 			close_json_object();
 		} else {
-			fprintf(f, "\n	  %s: dtseg1 %d..%d dtseg2 %d..%d "
-				"dsjw 1..%d dbrp %d..%d dbrp-inc %d",
+			fprintf(f, "%s: dtseg1 %d..%d dtseg2 %d..%d "
+				"dsjw 1..%d dbrp %d..%d dbrp-inc %d\n        ",
 				dbtc->name, dbtc->tseg1_min, dbtc->tseg1_max,
 				dbtc->tseg2_min, dbtc->tseg2_max, dbtc->sjw_max,
 				dbtc->brp_min, dbtc->brp_max, dbtc->brp_inc);
 		}
 	}
@@ -504,24 +511,24 @@ static void can_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
 			for (i = 0; i < dbitrate_cnt; ++i)
 				print_uint(PRINT_JSON, NULL, NULL,
 					   dbitrate_const[i]);
 			close_json_array(PRINT_JSON, NULL);
 		} else {
-			fprintf(f, "\n	  dbitrate %u", dbitrate);
-			fprintf(f, "\n	     [");
+			fprintf(f, "dbitrate %u\n        ", dbitrate);
+			fprintf(f, "[");
 
 			for (i = 0; i < dbitrate_cnt - 1; ++i) {
 				/* This will keep lines below 80 signs */
 				if (!(i % 6) && i)
-					fprintf(f, "\n	      ");
+					fprintf(f, "\n        ");
 
 				fprintf(f, "%8u, ", dbitrate_const[i]);
 			}
 
 			if (!(i % 6) && i)
-				fprintf(f, "\n	      ");
-			fprintf(f, "%8u ]", dbitrate_const[i]);
+				fprintf(f, "\n        ");
+			fprintf(f, "%8u ]\n        ", dbitrate_const[i]);
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (tb[IFLA_CAN_TERMINATION_CONST] && tb[IFLA_CAN_TERMINATION]) {
 		__u16 *trm = RTA_DATA(tb[IFLA_CAN_TERMINATION]);
@@ -535,28 +542,27 @@ static void can_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
 			open_json_array(PRINT_JSON, "termination_const");
 			for (i = 0; i < trm_cnt; ++i)
 				print_hu(PRINT_JSON, NULL, NULL, trm_const[i]);
 			close_json_array(PRINT_JSON, NULL);
 		} else {
-			fprintf(f, "\n	  termination %hu [ ", *trm);
+			fprintf(f, "termination %hu [ ", *trm);
 
 			for (i = 0; i < trm_cnt - 1; ++i)
 				fprintf(f, "%hu, ", trm_const[i]);
 
-			fprintf(f, "%hu ]", trm_const[i]);
+			fprintf(f, "%hu ]\n        ", trm_const[i]);
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (tb[IFLA_CAN_CLOCK]) {
 		struct can_clock *clock = RTA_DATA(tb[IFLA_CAN_CLOCK]);
 
 		print_int(PRINT_ANY,
 			  "clock",
-			  "\n	  clock %d ",
+			  "clock %d\n        ",
 			  clock->freq);
 	}
-
 }
 
 static void can_print_xstats(struct link_util *lu,
 			     FILE *f, struct rtattr *xstats)
 {
@@ -576,13 +582,13 @@ static void can_print_xstats(struct link_util *lu,
 				  NULL, stats->error_warning);
 			print_int(PRINT_JSON, "error_passive",
 				  NULL, stats->error_passive);
 			print_int(PRINT_JSON, "bus_off", NULL, stats->bus_off);
 		} else {
-			fprintf(f, "\n	  re-started bus-errors arbit-lost "
-				"error-warn error-pass bus-off");
-			fprintf(f, "\n	  %-10d %-10d %-10d %-10d %-10d %-10d",
+			fprintf(f, "re-started bus-errors arbit-lost "
+				"error-warn error-pass bus-off\n        ");
+			fprintf(f, "%-10d %-10d %-10d %-10d %-10d %-10d\n        ",
 				stats->restarts, stats->bus_error,
 				stats->arbitration_lost, stats->error_warning,
 				stats->error_passive, stats->bus_off);
 		}
 	}
