diff --git a/dockers/docker-lldp-sv2/lldpmgrd b/dockers/docker-lldp-sv2/lldpmgrd
index edcdc5c42e..5dda900287 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-lldp-sv2/lldpmgrd
+++ b/dockers/docker-lldp-sv2/lldpmgrd
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class LldpManager(object):
 
         # if there is a description available, also configure that
         if port_desc:
-            lldpcli_cmd += " description {}".format(port_desc)
+            lldpcli_cmd += " description '{}'".format(port_desc)
         else:
             log_info("Unable to retrieve description for port '{}'. Not adding port description".format(port_name))