diff --git a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.c b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.c
index 98bfc7eb31..93c961c3ca 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.c
+++ b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.c
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ static struct switch_attr ar8216_port[] = {
 static struct switch_attr ar8216_vlan[] = {
 	{
 		.type = SWITCH_TYPE_INT,
-		.name = "pvid",
-		.description = "VLAN ID",
+		.name = "vid",
+		.description = "VLAN ID (0-4094)",
 		.set = ar8216_set_vid,
 		.get = ar8216_get_vid,
 		.max = 4094,
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ip17xx.c b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ip17xx.c
index 646a842654..c82c39e052 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ip17xx.c
+++ b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ip17xx.c
@@ -1210,8 +1210,8 @@ static const struct switch_attr ip17xx_vlan[] = {
 	[IP17XX_VLAN_TAG] = {
 		.id = IP17XX_VLAN_TAG,
 		.type = SWITCH_TYPE_INT,
-		.description = "VLAN tag (0-4095) [IP175D only]",
-		.name = "tag",
+		.description = "VLAN ID (0-4095) [IP175D only]",
+		.name = "vid",
 		.get = ip17xx_get_tag,
 		.set = ip17xx_set_tag,
 	}
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/psb6970.c b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/psb6970.c
index b9280540ca..2fcd299013 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/psb6970.c
+++ b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/psb6970.c
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ static struct switch_attr psb6970_port[] = {
 static struct switch_attr psb6970_vlan[] = {
 	{
 	 .type = SWITCH_TYPE_INT,
-	 .name = "pvid",
-	 .description = "VLAN ID",
+	 .name = "vid",
+	 .description = "VLAN ID (0-4094)",
 	 .set = psb6970_set_vid,
 	 .get = psb6970_get_vid,
 	 .max = 4094,
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/rtl8306.c b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/rtl8306.c
index 87c661a77a..4fa910a6f2 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/rtl8306.c
+++ b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/rtl8306.c
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ static struct switch_attr rtl_vlan[] = {
 	{
 		RTL_VLAN_REGATTR(VID),
 		.name = "vid",
-		.description = "VLAN ID",
+		.description = "VLAN ID (1-4095)",
 		.max = 4095,
 	},
 };