diff --git a/extensions/libebt_802_3.c b/extensions/libebt_802_3.c
index 9e91d05262591..f05d02ead5a4a 100644
--- a/extensions/libebt_802_3.c
+++ b/extensions/libebt_802_3.c
@@ -98,15 +98,15 @@ static void br802_3_print(const void *ip, const struct xt_entry_match *match,
 	struct ebt_802_3_info *info = (struct ebt_802_3_info *)match->data;
 
 	if (info->bitmask & EBT_802_3_SAP) {
+		printf("--802_3-sap ");
 		if (info->invflags & EBT_802_3_SAP)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--802_3-sap ");
 		printf("0x%.2x ", info->sap);
 	}
 	if (info->bitmask & EBT_802_3_TYPE) {
+		printf("--802_3-type ");
 		if (info->invflags & EBT_802_3_TYPE)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--802_3-type ");
 		printf("0x%.4x ", ntohs(info->type));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/extensions/libebt_802_3.t b/extensions/libebt_802_3.t
index 61081bd6983a8..ddfb2f0a72baf 100644
--- a/extensions/libebt_802_3.t
+++ b/extensions/libebt_802_3.t
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 :INPUT,FORWARD,OUTPUT
-! --802_3-sap 0x0a -j CONTINUE;=;OK
+--802_3-sap ! 0x0a -j CONTINUE;=;OK
 --802_3-type 0x000a -j RETURN;=;OK
diff --git a/extensions/libebt_arp.c b/extensions/libebt_arp.c
index c1b0ab1db0cf1..a062b7e7e5864 100644
--- a/extensions/libebt_arp.c
+++ b/extensions/libebt_arp.c
@@ -338,51 +338,51 @@ static void brarp_print(const void *ip, const struct xt_entry_match *match, int
 
 	if (arpinfo->bitmask & EBT_ARP_OPCODE) {
 		int opcode = ntohs(arpinfo->opcode);
+		printf("--arp-op ");
 		if (arpinfo->invflags & EBT_ARP_OPCODE)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--arp-op ");
 		if (opcode > 0 && opcode <= ARRAY_SIZE(opcodes))
 			printf("%s ", opcodes[opcode - 1]);
 		else
 			printf("%d ", opcode);
 	}
 	if (arpinfo->bitmask & EBT_ARP_HTYPE) {
+		printf("--arp-htype ");
 		if (arpinfo->invflags & EBT_ARP_HTYPE)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--arp-htype ");
 		printf("%d ", ntohs(arpinfo->htype));
 	}
 	if (arpinfo->bitmask & EBT_ARP_PTYPE) {
+		printf("--arp-ptype ");
 		if (arpinfo->invflags & EBT_ARP_PTYPE)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--arp-ptype ");
 		printf("0x%x ", ntohs(arpinfo->ptype));
 	}
 	if (arpinfo->bitmask & EBT_ARP_SRC_IP) {
+		printf("--arp-ip-src ");
 		if (arpinfo->invflags & EBT_ARP_SRC_IP)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--arp-ip-src ");
 		printf("%s%s ", xtables_ipaddr_to_numeric((const struct in_addr*) &arpinfo->saddr),
 		       xtables_ipmask_to_numeric((const struct in_addr*)&arpinfo->smsk));
 	}
 	if (arpinfo->bitmask & EBT_ARP_DST_IP) {
+		printf("--arp-ip-dst ");
 		if (arpinfo->invflags & EBT_ARP_DST_IP)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--arp-ip-dst ");
 		printf("%s%s ", xtables_ipaddr_to_numeric((const struct in_addr*) &arpinfo->daddr),
 		       xtables_ipmask_to_numeric((const struct in_addr*)&arpinfo->dmsk));
 	}
 	if (arpinfo->bitmask & EBT_ARP_SRC_MAC) {
+		printf("--arp-mac-src ");
 		if (arpinfo->invflags & EBT_ARP_SRC_MAC)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--arp-mac-src ");
 		xtables_print_mac_and_mask(arpinfo->smaddr, arpinfo->smmsk);
 		printf(" ");
 	}
 	if (arpinfo->bitmask & EBT_ARP_DST_MAC) {
+		printf("--arp-mac-dst ");
 		if (arpinfo->invflags & EBT_ARP_DST_MAC)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--arp-mac-dst ");
 		xtables_print_mac_and_mask(arpinfo->dmaddr, arpinfo->dmmsk);
 		printf(" ");
 	}
diff --git a/extensions/libebt_arp.t b/extensions/libebt_arp.t
index a05ab12dc566f..2b064c4bd2066 100644
--- a/extensions/libebt_arp.t
+++ b/extensions/libebt_arp.t
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 :INPUT,FORWARD,OUTPUT
 -p ARP --arp-op Request;=;OK
--p ARP ! --arp-htype 1;=;OK
+-p ARP --arp-htype ! 1;=;OK
 -p ARP --arp-ptype 0x2;=;OK
 -p ARP --arp-ip-src 1.2.3.4;=;OK
--p ARP ! --arp-ip-dst 1.2.3.4;=;OK
--p ARP ! --arp-ip-src 0.0.0.0;=;OK
--p ARP ! --arp-ip-dst 0.0.0.0/8;=;OK
+-p ARP ! --arp-ip-dst 1.2.3.4;-p ARP --arp-ip-dst ! 1.2.3.4 -j CONTINUE;OK
+-p ARP --arp-ip-src ! 0.0.0.0;=;OK
+-p ARP --arp-ip-dst ! 0.0.0.0/8;=;OK
 -p ARP --arp-mac-src 00:de:ad:be:ef:00;=;OK
 -p ARP --arp-mac-dst de:ad:be:ef:00:00/ff:ff:ff:ff:00:00;=;OK
 -p ARP --arp-gratuitous;=;OK
---arp-htype 1;=;FAIL
diff --git a/extensions/libebt_ip.c b/extensions/libebt_ip.c
index d48704fe1c802..acb9bfcdbbd9f 100644
--- a/extensions/libebt_ip.c
+++ b/extensions/libebt_ip.c
@@ -472,35 +472,35 @@ static void brip_print(const void *ip, const struct xt_entry_match *match,
 	struct in_addr *addrp, *maskp;
 
 	if (info->bitmask & EBT_IP_SOURCE) {
+		printf("--ip-src ");
 		if (info->invflags & EBT_IP_SOURCE)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--ip-src ");
 		addrp = (struct in_addr *)&info->saddr;
 		maskp = (struct in_addr *)&info->smsk;
 		printf("%s%s ", xtables_ipaddr_to_numeric(addrp),
 		       xtables_ipmask_to_numeric(maskp));
 	}
 	if (info->bitmask & EBT_IP_DEST) {
+		printf("--ip-dst ");
 		if (info->invflags & EBT_IP_DEST)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--ip-dst ");
 		addrp = (struct in_addr *)&info->daddr;
 		maskp = (struct in_addr *)&info->dmsk;
 		printf("%s%s ", xtables_ipaddr_to_numeric(addrp),
 		       xtables_ipmask_to_numeric(maskp));
 	}
 	if (info->bitmask & EBT_IP_TOS) {
+		printf("--ip-tos ");
 		if (info->invflags & EBT_IP_TOS)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--ip-tos ");
 		printf("0x%02X ", info->tos);
 	}
 	if (info->bitmask & EBT_IP_PROTO) {
 		struct protoent *pe;
 
+		printf("--ip-proto ");
 		if (info->invflags & EBT_IP_PROTO)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--ip-proto ");
 		pe = getprotobynumber(info->protocol);
 		if (pe == NULL) {
 			printf("%d ", info->protocol);
@@ -509,28 +509,28 @@ static void brip_print(const void *ip, const struct xt_entry_match *match,
 		}
 	}
 	if (info->bitmask & EBT_IP_SPORT) {
+		printf("--ip-sport ");
 		if (info->invflags & EBT_IP_SPORT)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--ip-sport ");
 		print_port_range(info->sport);
 	}
 	if (info->bitmask & EBT_IP_DPORT) {
+		printf("--ip-dport ");
 		if (info->invflags & EBT_IP_DPORT)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--ip-dport ");
 		print_port_range(info->dport);
 	}
 	if (info->bitmask & EBT_IP_ICMP) {
+		printf("--ip-icmp-type ");
 		if (info->invflags & EBT_IP_ICMP)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--ip-icmp-type ");
 		ebt_print_icmp_type(icmp_codes, ARRAY_SIZE(icmp_codes),
 				    info->icmp_type, info->icmp_code);
 	}
 	if (info->bitmask & EBT_IP_IGMP) {
+		printf("--ip-igmp-type ");
 		if (info->invflags & EBT_IP_IGMP)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--ip-igmp-type ");
 		ebt_print_icmp_type(igmp_types, ARRAY_SIZE(igmp_types),
 				    info->igmp_type, NULL);
 	}
diff --git a/extensions/libebt_ip.t b/extensions/libebt_ip.t
index 01a91a7385fcc..87602367182a6 100644
--- a/extensions/libebt_ip.t
+++ b/extensions/libebt_ip.t
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 :INPUT,FORWARD,OUTPUT
--p ip --ip-src ! 192.168.0.0/24 -j ACCEPT;-p IPv4 ! --ip-src 192.168.0.0/24 -j ACCEPT;OK
+-p ip --ip-src ! 192.168.0.0/24 -j ACCEPT;-p IPv4 --ip-src ! 192.168.0.0/24 -j ACCEPT;OK
 -p IPv4 --ip-dst 10.0.0.1;=;OK
 -p IPv4 --ip-tos 0xFF;=;OK
--p IPv4 ! --ip-tos 0xFF;=;OK
+-p IPv4 --ip-tos ! 0xFF;=;OK
 -p IPv4 --ip-proto tcp --ip-dport 22;=;OK
 -p IPv4 --ip-proto udp --ip-sport 1024:65535;=;OK
 -p IPv4 --ip-proto 253;=;OK
 -p IPv4 --ip-proto icmp --ip-icmp-type echo-request;=;OK
 -p IPv4 --ip-proto icmp --ip-icmp-type 1/1;=;OK
--p ip --ip-protocol icmp --ip-icmp-type ! 1:10;-p IPv4 --ip-proto icmp ! --ip-icmp-type 1:10/0:255 -j CONTINUE;OK
---ip-proto icmp --ip-icmp-type 1/1;=;FAIL
-! -p ip --ip-proto icmp --ip-icmp-type 1/1;=;FAIL
+-p ip --ip-protocol icmp --ip-icmp-type ! 1:10;-p IPv4 --ip-proto icmp --ip-icmp-type ! 1:10/0:255 -j CONTINUE;OK
diff --git a/extensions/libebt_ip6.c b/extensions/libebt_ip6.c
index b727764903ffa..b8a5a5d8c3a92 100644
--- a/extensions/libebt_ip6.c
+++ b/extensions/libebt_ip6.c
@@ -399,31 +399,31 @@ static void brip6_print(const void *ip, const struct xt_entry_match *match,
 	struct ebt_ip6_info *ipinfo = (struct ebt_ip6_info *)match->data;
 
 	if (ipinfo->bitmask & EBT_IP6_SOURCE) {
+		printf("--ip6-src ");
 		if (ipinfo->invflags & EBT_IP6_SOURCE)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--ip6-src ");
 		printf("%s", xtables_ip6addr_to_numeric(&ipinfo->saddr));
 		printf("%s ", xtables_ip6mask_to_numeric(&ipinfo->smsk));
 	}
 	if (ipinfo->bitmask & EBT_IP6_DEST) {
+		printf("--ip6-dst ");
 		if (ipinfo->invflags & EBT_IP6_DEST)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--ip6-dst ");
 		printf("%s", xtables_ip6addr_to_numeric(&ipinfo->daddr));
 		printf("%s ", xtables_ip6mask_to_numeric(&ipinfo->dmsk));
 	}
 	if (ipinfo->bitmask & EBT_IP6_TCLASS) {
+		printf("--ip6-tclass ");
 		if (ipinfo->invflags & EBT_IP6_TCLASS)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--ip6-tclass ");
 		printf("0x%02X ", ipinfo->tclass);
 	}
 	if (ipinfo->bitmask & EBT_IP6_PROTO) {
 		struct protoent *pe;
 
+		printf("--ip6-proto ");
 		if (ipinfo->invflags & EBT_IP6_PROTO)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--ip6-proto ");
 		pe = getprotobynumber(ipinfo->protocol);
 		if (pe == NULL) {
 			printf("%d ", ipinfo->protocol);
@@ -432,21 +432,21 @@ static void brip6_print(const void *ip, const struct xt_entry_match *match,
 		}
 	}
 	if (ipinfo->bitmask & EBT_IP6_SPORT) {
+		printf("--ip6-sport ");
 		if (ipinfo->invflags & EBT_IP6_SPORT)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--ip6-sport ");
 		print_port_range(ipinfo->sport);
 	}
 	if (ipinfo->bitmask & EBT_IP6_DPORT) {
+		printf("--ip6-dport ");
 		if (ipinfo->invflags & EBT_IP6_DPORT)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--ip6-dport ");
 		print_port_range(ipinfo->dport);
 	}
 	if (ipinfo->bitmask & EBT_IP6_ICMP6) {
+		printf("--ip6-icmp-type ");
 		if (ipinfo->invflags & EBT_IP6_ICMP6)
 			printf("! ");
-		printf("--ip6-icmp-type ");
 		print_icmp_type(ipinfo->icmpv6_type, ipinfo->icmpv6_code);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/extensions/libebt_ip6.t b/extensions/libebt_ip6.t
index 6b3221ea58f62..9d4effdc20e5a 100644
--- a/extensions/libebt_ip6.t
+++ b/extensions/libebt_ip6.t
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 :INPUT,FORWARD,OUTPUT
--p ip6 ! --ip6-src dead::beef/64 -j ACCEPT;-p IPv6 ! --ip6-src dead::/64 -j ACCEPT;OK
+-p ip6 --ip6-src ! dead::beef/64 -j ACCEPT;-p IPv6 --ip6-src ! dead::/64 -j ACCEPT;OK
 -p IPv6 --ip6-dst dead:beef::/64 -j ACCEPT;=;OK
 -p IPv6 --ip6-dst f00:ba::;=;OK
 -p IPv6 --ip6-tclass 0xFF;=;OK
 -p IPv6 --ip6-proto tcp --ip6-dport 22;=;OK
--p IPv6 --ip6-proto tcp ! --ip6-dport 22;=;OK
+-p IPv6 --ip6-proto tcp --ip6-dport ! 22;=;OK
 -p IPv6 --ip6-proto udp --ip6-sport 1024:65535;=;OK
 -p IPv6 --ip6-proto 253;=;OK
 -p IPv6 --ip6-proto ipv6-icmp --ip6-icmp-type echo-request -j CONTINUE;=;OK
 -p IPv6 --ip6-proto ipv6-icmp --ip6-icmp-type echo-request;=;OK
 -p ip6 --ip6-protocol icmpv6 --ip6-icmp-type 1/1;-p IPv6 --ip6-proto ipv6-icmp --ip6-icmp-type communication-prohibited -j CONTINUE;OK
--p IPv6 --ip6-proto ipv6-icmp ! --ip6-icmp-type 1:10/0:255;=;OK
---ip6-proto ipv6-icmp ! --ip6-icmp-type 1:10/0:255;=;FAIL
-! -p IPv6 --ip6-proto ipv6-icmp ! --ip6-icmp-type 1:10/0:255;=;FAIL
+-p IPv6 --ip6-proto ipv6-icmp --ip6-icmp-type ! 1:10/0:255;=;OK
diff --git a/extensions/libebt_mark_m.c b/extensions/libebt_mark_m.c
index 64ad926f19959..2462d0af7d0bc 100644
--- a/extensions/libebt_mark_m.c
+++ b/extensions/libebt_mark_m.c
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ static void brmark_m_print(const void *ip, const struct xt_entry_match *match,
 {
 	struct ebt_mark_m_info *info = (struct ebt_mark_m_info *)match->data;
 
+	printf("--mark ");
 	if (info->invert)
 		printf("! ");
-	printf("--mark ");
 	if (info->bitmask == EBT_MARK_OR)
 		printf("/0x%lx ", info->mask);
 	else if (info->mask != 0xffffffff)
diff --git a/extensions/libebt_mark_m.t b/extensions/libebt_mark_m.t
index 9ad41704fbb82..00035427f8b6e 100644
--- a/extensions/libebt_mark_m.t
+++ b/extensions/libebt_mark_m.t
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 :INPUT,FORWARD,OUTPUT
 --mark 42;--mark 0x2a;OK
---mark ! 42;! --mark 0x2a;OK
+--mark ! 42;--mark ! 0x2a;OK
 --mark 42/0xff;--mark 0x2a/0xff;OK
-! --mark 0x1/0xff;=;OK
+--mark ! 0x1/0xff;=;OK
 --mark /0x2;=;OK
diff --git a/extensions/libebt_pkttype.c b/extensions/libebt_pkttype.c
index 265674d19bde6..4e2d19de7983b 100644
--- a/extensions/libebt_pkttype.c
+++ b/extensions/libebt_pkttype.c
@@ -75,10 +75,7 @@ static void brpkttype_print(const void *ip, const struct xt_entry_match *match,
 {
 	struct ebt_pkttype_info *pt = (struct ebt_pkttype_info *)match->data;
 
-	if (pt->invert)
-		printf("! ");
-
-	printf("--pkttype-type ");
+	printf("--pkttype-type %s", pt->invert ? "! " : "");
 
 	if (pt->pkt_type < ARRAY_SIZE(classes))
 		printf("%s ", classes[pt->pkt_type]);
diff --git a/extensions/libebt_pkttype.t b/extensions/libebt_pkttype.t
index f870f5c7f05c4..f5f76aaaebfdc 100644
--- a/extensions/libebt_pkttype.t
+++ b/extensions/libebt_pkttype.t
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 :INPUT,FORWARD,OUTPUT
+! --pkttype-type host;--pkttype-type ! host -j CONTINUE;OK
 --pkttype-type host;=;OK
-! --pkttype-type host;=;OK
 --pkttype-type broadcast;=;OK
-! --pkttype-type broadcast;=;OK
+--pkttype-type ! multicast;=;OK
 --pkttype-type multicast;=;OK
-! --pkttype-type multicast;=;OK
 --pkttype-type otherhost;=;OK
-! --pkttype-type otherhost;=;OK
 --pkttype-type outgoing;=;OK
-! --pkttype-type outgoing;=;OK
 --pkttype-type loopback;=;OK
-! --pkttype-type loopback;=;OK
diff --git a/extensions/libebt_standard.t b/extensions/libebt_standard.t
index 72081fd6575a0..c0b87e128d518 100644
--- a/extensions/libebt_standard.t
+++ b/extensions/libebt_standard.t
@@ -5,7 +5,3 @@
 -s de:ad:be:ef:0:00 -j RETURN;-s de:ad:be:ef:00:00 -j RETURN;OK
 -d de:ad:be:ef:00:00 -j CONTINUE;=;OK
 -d de:ad:be:ef:0:00/ff:ff:ff:ff:0:0 -j DROP;-d de:ad:be:ef:00:00/ff:ff:ff:ff:00:00 -j DROP;OK
--p ARP -j ACCEPT;=;OK
-! -p ARP -j ACCEPT;=;OK
--p 0 -j ACCEPT;=;FAIL
-! -p 0 -j ACCEPT;=;FAIL
diff --git a/extensions/libebt_stp.c b/extensions/libebt_stp.c
index 33e4c8d9c615d..06cf93b8d8449 100644
--- a/extensions/libebt_stp.c
+++ b/extensions/libebt_stp.c
@@ -307,9 +307,8 @@ static void brstp_print(const void *ip, const struct xt_entry_match *match,
 	for (i = 0; i < STP_NUMOPS; i++) {
 		if (!(stpinfo->bitmask & (1 << i)))
 			continue;
-		if (stpinfo->invflags & (1 << i))
-			printf("! ");
-		printf("--%s ", brstp_opts[i].name);
+		printf("--%s %s", brstp_opts[i].name,
+		       (stpinfo->invflags & (1 << i)) ? "! " : "");
 		if (EBT_STP_TYPE == (1 << i)) {
 			if (stpinfo->type == BPDU_TYPE_CONFIG)
 				printf("%s", BPDU_TYPE_CONFIG_STRING);
diff --git a/extensions/libebt_vlan.c b/extensions/libebt_vlan.c
index be269c6cdb4c8..fa697921068dc 100644
--- a/extensions/libebt_vlan.c
+++ b/extensions/libebt_vlan.c
@@ -109,19 +109,14 @@ static void brvlan_print(const void *ip, const struct xt_entry_match *match,
 	struct ebt_vlan_info *vlaninfo = (struct ebt_vlan_info *) match->data;
 
 	if (vlaninfo->bitmask & EBT_VLAN_ID) {
-		if (vlaninfo->invflags & EBT_VLAN_ID)
-			printf("! ");
-		printf("--vlan-id %d ", vlaninfo->id);
+		printf("--vlan-id %s%d ", (vlaninfo->invflags & EBT_VLAN_ID) ? "! " : "", vlaninfo->id);
 	}
 	if (vlaninfo->bitmask & EBT_VLAN_PRIO) {
-		if (vlaninfo->invflags & EBT_VLAN_PRIO)
-			printf("! ");
-		printf("--vlan-prio %d ", vlaninfo->prio);
+		printf("--vlan-prio %s%d ", (vlaninfo->invflags & EBT_VLAN_PRIO) ? "! " : "", vlaninfo->prio);
 	}
 	if (vlaninfo->bitmask & EBT_VLAN_ENCAP) {
-		if (vlaninfo->invflags & EBT_VLAN_ENCAP)
-			printf("! ");
-		printf("--vlan-encap %4.4X ", ntohs(vlaninfo->encap));
+		printf("--vlan-encap %s", (vlaninfo->invflags & EBT_VLAN_ENCAP) ? "! " : "");
+		printf("%4.4X ", ntohs(vlaninfo->encap));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/extensions/libebt_vlan.t b/extensions/libebt_vlan.t
index 106374cd9cb80..58471caa2343d 100644
--- a/extensions/libebt_vlan.t
+++ b/extensions/libebt_vlan.t
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 :INPUT,FORWARD,OUTPUT
 -p 802_1Q --vlan-id 42;=;OK
--p 802_1Q ! --vlan-id 42;=;OK
--p 802_1Q --vlan-prio 1;=;OK
--p 802_1Q ! --vlan-prio 1;=;OK
+-p 802_1Q --vlan-prio ! 1;=;OK
 -p 802_1Q --vlan-encap ip;-p 802_1Q --vlan-encap 0800 -j CONTINUE;OK
--p 802_1Q --vlan-encap 0800 ;=;OK
--p 802_1Q ! --vlan-encap 0800 ;=;OK
--p 802_1Q --vlan-encap IPv6 ! --vlan-id 1;-p 802_1Q ! --vlan-id 1 --vlan-encap 86DD -j CONTINUE;OK
--p 802_1Q ! --vlan-id 1 --vlan-encap 86DD;=;OK
---vlan-encap ip;=;FAIL
---vlan-id 2;=;FAIL
---vlan-prio 1;=;FAIL
+-p 802_1Q --vlan-encap IPv6 ! --vlan-id 1;-p 802_1Q --vlan-id ! 1 --vlan-encap 86DD -j CONTINUE;OK
diff --git a/iptables/nft-bridge.c b/iptables/nft-bridge.c
index 61c82f72c7740..a7708139324da 100644
--- a/iptables/nft-bridge.c
+++ b/iptables/nft-bridge.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static void nft_rule_to_ebtables_command_state(const struct nftnl_rule *r,
 static void print_iface(const char *option, const char *name, bool invert)
 {
 	if (*name)
-		printf("%s%s %s ", invert ? "! " : "", option, name);
+		printf("%s%s %s ", option, invert ? " !" : "", name);
 }
 
 static void nft_bridge_print_table_header(const char *tablename)
@@ -379,9 +379,9 @@ static void print_mac(char option, const unsigned char *mac,
 		      const unsigned char *mask,
 		      bool invert)
 {
+	printf("-%c ", option);
 	if (invert)
 		printf("! ");
-	printf("-%c ", option);
 	ebt_print_mac_and_mask(mac, mask);
 	printf(" ");
 }
@@ -396,9 +396,9 @@ static void print_protocol(uint16_t ethproto, bool invert, unsigned int bitmask)
 	if (bitmask & EBT_NOPROTO)
 		return;
 
+	printf("-p ");
 	if (invert)
 		printf("! ");
-	printf("-p ");
 
 	if (bitmask & EBT_802_3) {
 		printf("length ");
