diff --git a/clients/cli/connections.c b/clients/cli/connections.c
index daa1cb5966..ca249a9976 100644
--- a/clients/cli/connections.c
+++ b/clients/cli/connections.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ usage_connection_add (void)
 	              "                  [pi yes|no]\n"
 	              "                  [vnet-hdr yes|no]\n"
 	              "                  [multi-queue yes|no]\n\n"
-	              "    ip-tunnel:    mode ipip,gre,sit,isatap,vti,ip6ip6,ipip6,ip6gre,vti6\n"
+	              "    ip-tunnel:    mode ipip|gre|sit|isatap|vti|ip6ip6|ipip6|ip6gre|vti6\n"
 	              "                  remote <remote endpoint IP>\n"
 	              "                  [local <local endpoint IP>]\n"
 	              "                  [dev <parent device (ifname or connection UUID)>]\n\n"
diff --git a/man/nmcli.1.in b/man/nmcli.1.in
index f1a98dfb35..330ae1408f 100644
--- a/man/nmcli.1.in
+++ b/man/nmcli.1.in
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ The value can be prefixed with \fBifname/\fP, \fBuuid/\fP or \fBid/\fP to disamb
 .RS
 .TP
 .B ip-tunnel:
-.IP "\fImode ipip,gre,sit,isatap,vti,ip6ip6,ipip6,ip6gre,vti6\fP" 42
+.IP "\fImode ipip|gre|sit|isatap|vti|ip6ip6|ipip6|ip6gre|vti6\fP" 42
 \(en tunnel mode
 .IP "\fIremote <remote endpoint IP>\fP" 42
 \(en IPv4 or IPv6 address of the remote tunnel endpoint