diff --git a/tools/generate_driver_list.py b/tools/generate_driver_list.py
index 23811001737..0d8518b1ed5 100755
--- a/tools/generate_driver_list.py
+++ b/tools/generate_driver_list.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import argparse
 import os
+import json
 
 from cinder.interface import util
 from cinder import objects
@@ -118,14 +119,14 @@ def collect_driver_info(driver):
 
 
 def output_dict():
+    """Output the results as a json dict."""
 
-    import pprint
     driver_list = []
     drivers = util.get_volume_drivers()
     for driver in drivers:
         driver_list.append(collect_driver_info(driver))
 
-    pprint.pprint(driver_list)
+    print(json.dumps(driver_list))
 
 
 def main():