diff --git a/manila/share/drivers/helpers.py b/manila/share/drivers/helpers.py
index 012cbf5b06..5276d2a682 100644
--- a/manila/share/drivers/helpers.py
+++ b/manila/share/drivers/helpers.py
@@ -383,8 +383,9 @@ class NFSHelper(NASHelperBase):
         out, err = self._ssh_exec(server, ['sudo', 'exportfs'])
         hosts = self.get_host_list(out, local_path)
         for host in hosts:
-            self._ssh_exec(server, ['sudo', 'exportfs', '-u',
-                                    ':'.join((host, local_path))])
+            self._ssh_exec(server,
+                           ['sudo', 'exportfs', '-u',
+                            '"{}"'.format(':'.join((host, local_path)))])
         self._sync_nfs_temp_and_perm_files(server)
 
     @nfs_synchronized
diff --git a/manila/tests/share/drivers/test_helpers.py b/manila/tests/share/drivers/test_helpers.py
index d5cc134f28..31a8686e6e 100644
--- a/manila/tests/share/drivers/test_helpers.py
+++ b/manila/tests/share/drivers/test_helpers.py
@@ -355,13 +355,16 @@ class NFSHelperTestCase(test.TestCase):
     @ddt.data(
         ('/shares/fake_share1\n\t\t1.1.1.10\n'
          '/shares/fake_share2\n\t\t1.1.1.16\n'
+         '/shares/fake_share3\n\t\t<world>\n'
          '/mnt/fake_share1 1.1.1.11', False),
         ('/shares/fake_share_name\n\t\t1.1.1.10\n'
          '/shares/fake_share_name\n\t\t1.1.1.16\n'
+         '/shares/fake_share_name\n\t\t<world>\n'
          '/mnt/fake_share1\n\t\t1.1.1.11', True),
         ('/mnt/fake_share_name\n\t\t1.1.1.11\n'
          '/shares/fake_share_name\n\t\t1.1.1.10\n'
-         '/shares/fake_share_name\n\t\t1.1.1.16\n', True))
+         '/shares/fake_share_name\n\t\t1.1.1.16\n'
+         '/shares/fake_share_name\n\t\t<world>\n', True))
     @ddt.unpack
     def test_disable_access_for_maintenance(self, output, hosts_match):
         fake_maintenance_path = "fake.path"
@@ -397,10 +400,15 @@ class NFSHelperTestCase(test.TestCase):
 
         if hosts_match:
             self._helper._ssh_exec.assert_has_calls([
-                mock.call(self.server, ['sudo', 'exportfs', '-u',
-                                        ':'.join(['1.1.1.10', local_path])]),
-                mock.call(self.server, ['sudo', 'exportfs', '-u',
-                                        ':'.join(['1.1.1.16', local_path])]),
+                mock.call(self.server,
+                          ['sudo', 'exportfs', '-u',
+                           '"{}"'.format(':'.join(['1.1.1.10', local_path]))]),
+                mock.call(self.server,
+                          ['sudo', 'exportfs', '-u',
+                           '"{}"'.format(':'.join(['1.1.1.16', local_path]))]),
+                mock.call(self.server,
+                          ['sudo', 'exportfs', '-u',
+                           '"{}"'.format(':'.join(['<world>', local_path]))]),
             ])
 
         self._helper._sync_nfs_temp_and_perm_files.assert_called_once_with(
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1911695-resize-share-world-accessable-b444d88b67b05af0.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1911695-resize-share-world-accessable-b444d88b67b05af0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..278148f223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1911695-resize-share-world-accessable-b444d88b67b05af0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Resizing 0.0.0.0/24 accessible NFS shares with generic driver