diff --git a/templates/kilo/neutron-openvswitch-networking-sriov b/templates/kilo/neutron-openvswitch-networking-sriov
index f27f5800..c627c419 100644
--- a/templates/kilo/neutron-openvswitch-networking-sriov
+++ b/templates/kilo/neutron-openvswitch-networking-sriov
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ VFS_BLANKET=auto
 #
 #VFS_LIST=ens3p0:16 ens4p0:16
 {% if sriov_vfs_list -%}
-VFS_LIST={{ sriov_vfs_list }}
+VFS_LIST="{{ sriov_vfs_list }}"
 {% endif -%}