diff --git a/keepalived/vrrp/vrrp_data.c b/keepalived/vrrp/vrrp_data.c
index a697e3a6e..117ec8fd5 100644
--- a/keepalived/vrrp/vrrp_data.c
+++ b/keepalived/vrrp/vrrp_data.c
@@ -648,10 +648,13 @@ dump_vrrp(FILE *fp, const vrrp_t *vrrp)
 					vrrp->ll_addr[0], vrrp->ll_addr[1], vrrp->ll_addr[2], vrrp->ll_addr[3], vrrp->ll_addr[4], vrrp->ll_addr[5],
 					__test_bit(VRRP_VMAC_MAC_USE_VRID, &vrrp->flags) ? " (using VRID)" : "");
 	}
+
+	/* The following two flags should only be set on VMACs, but
+	 * we check them for any interface type, just incase ... */
 	if (__test_bit(VRRP_VMAC_NETLINK_NOTIFY, &vrrp->flags))
-		conf_write(fp, "   Force netlink update for base interface");
+		conf_write(fp, "     Force netlink update for base interface");
 	if (__test_bit(VRRP_VMAC_ADDR_BIT, &vrrp->flags))
-		conf_write(fp, "   Use VMAC for VIPs on other interfaces");
+		conf_write(fp, "     Use VMAC for VIPs on other interfaces");
 #ifdef _HAVE_VRRP_IPVLAN_
 	else if (__test_bit(VRRP_IPVLAN_BIT, &vrrp->flags))
 		conf_write(fp, "   Use IPVLAN, i/f %s, is_up = %s%s%s, type %s",
diff --git a/keepalived/vrrp/vrrp_parser.c b/keepalived/vrrp/vrrp_parser.c
index 4e350e702..a43edc7df 100644
--- a/keepalived/vrrp/vrrp_parser.c
+++ b/keepalived/vrrp/vrrp_parser.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ vrrp_vmac_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 	__set_bit(VRRP_VMAC_BIT, &current_vrrp->flags);
 
 	/* Ifname and MAC address can be specified */
-	for (i = 1; i < vector_size(strvec) && i <= 2; i++) {
+	for (i = 1; i < vector_size(strvec); i++) {
 		if (strchr(strvec_slot(strvec, i), ':')) {
 			/* It's a MAC address - interface names cannot include a ':' */
 			if (__test_bit(VRRP_VMAC_MAC_SPECIFIED, &current_vrrp->flags)) {
@@ -563,11 +563,6 @@ vrrp_vmac_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 		} else {
 			name = strvec_slot(strvec, i);
 
-			if (current_vrrp->vmac_ifname[0]) {
-				report_config_error(CONFIG_GENERAL_ERROR, "VMAC interface name already specified");
-				continue;
-			}
-
 			/* The string "netlink_notify_msg" needs to be longer than IFNAMSIZ
 			 * so that it cannot be a valid interface name. */
 			if (!strcmp(name, "netlink_notify_msg")) {
@@ -575,6 +570,11 @@ vrrp_vmac_handler(const vector_t *strvec)
 				continue;
 			}
 
+			if (current_vrrp->vmac_ifname[0]) {
+				report_config_error(CONFIG_GENERAL_ERROR, "VMAC interface name already specified");
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			if (!dev_name_valid(name)) {
 				report_config_error(CONFIG_GENERAL_ERROR, "VMAC interface name '%s' too long or invalid characters - ignoring", name);
 				continue;