diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
index 14cbc6f8a4..121e3ed9e5 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
@@ -1624,7 +1624,7 @@ def parse_xml(filename, platform=None, port_config_file=None, asic_name=None, hw
     results['ACL_TABLE'] = filter_acl_table_bindings(acls, neighbors, pcs, sub_role)
     results['FEATURE'] = {
         'telemetry': {
-            'status': 'enabled'
+            'state': 'enabled'
         }
     }
     results['TELEMETRY'] = {