diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/openvswitch/ovs-dpctl.py b/tools/testing/selftests/net/openvswitch/ovs-dpctl.py
index 02e44c6f0503..6bbe15daca74 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/openvswitch/ovs-dpctl.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/openvswitch/ovs-dpctl.py
@@ -439,32 +439,30 @@ class ovsactions(nla):
     def dpstr(self, more=False):
         print_str = ""
 
-        for field in self.nla_map:
+        for field in self["attrs"]:
             if field[1] == "none" or self.get_attr(field[0]) is None:
                 continue
             if print_str != "":
                 print_str += ","
 
-            if field[1] == "uint32":
-                if field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_OUTPUT":
-                    print_str += "%d" % int(self.get_attr(field[0]))
-                elif field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_RECIRC":
-                    print_str += "recirc(0x%x)" % int(self.get_attr(field[0]))
-                elif field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_TRUNC":
-                    print_str += "trunc(%d)" % int(self.get_attr(field[0]))
-                elif field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_DROP":
-                    print_str += "drop(%d)" % int(self.get_attr(field[0]))
-            elif field[1] == "flag":
-                if field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_CT_CLEAR":
-                    print_str += "ct_clear"
-                elif field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_POP_VLAN":
-                    print_str += "pop_vlan"
-                elif field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_POP_ETH":
-                    print_str += "pop_eth"
-                elif field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_POP_NSH":
-                    print_str += "pop_nsh"
-                elif field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_POP_MPLS":
-                    print_str += "pop_mpls"
+            if field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_OUTPUT":
+                print_str += "%d" % int(self.get_attr(field[0]))
+            elif field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_RECIRC":
+                print_str += "recirc(0x%x)" % int(self.get_attr(field[0]))
+            elif field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_TRUNC":
+                print_str += "trunc(%d)" % int(self.get_attr(field[0]))
+            elif field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_DROP":
+                print_str += "drop(%d)" % int(self.get_attr(field[0]))
+            elif field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_CT_CLEAR":
+                print_str += "ct_clear"
+            elif field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_POP_VLAN":
+                print_str += "pop_vlan"
+            elif field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_POP_ETH":
+                print_str += "pop_eth"
+            elif field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_POP_NSH":
+                print_str += "pop_nsh"
+            elif field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_POP_MPLS":
+                print_str += "pop_mpls"
             else:
                 datum = self.get_attr(field[0])
                 if field[0] == "OVS_ACTION_ATTR_CLONE":
@@ -472,7 +470,10 @@ class ovsactions(nla):
                     print_str += datum.dpstr(more)
                     print_str += ")"
                 else:
-                    print_str += datum.dpstr(more)
+                    try:
+                        print_str += datum.dpstr(more)
+                    except:
+                        print_str += "{ATTR: %s not decoded}" % field[0]
 
         return print_str