diff --git a/pkg/controller/pod.go b/pkg/controller/pod.go
index 59163cb06e1..ffd61a3ca28 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/pod.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/pod.go
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ func (c *Controller) syncVmLiveMigrationPort() {
 			// lists pods with the same IP address
 			vmLsps, err := c.ovnClient.ListLogicalEntity("logical_switch_port",
 				fmt.Sprintf("external_ids:ls=%s", subnet.Name),
-				fmt.Sprintf("external_ids:ip=%s", strings.ReplaceAll(addr.Spec.IPAddress, ",", "/")))
+				fmt.Sprintf("external_ids:ip=\"%s\"", strings.ReplaceAll(addr.Spec.IPAddress, ",", "/")))
 			if err != nil {
 				klog.Errorf("list logical_switch_port failed, %v", err)
 				return
diff --git a/pkg/ovs/ovn-nbctl.go b/pkg/ovs/ovn-nbctl.go
index 82f4d952fa1..60a4804f53b 100644
--- a/pkg/ovs/ovn-nbctl.go
+++ b/pkg/ovs/ovn-nbctl.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func (c Client) CreatePort(ls, port, ip, mac, pod, namespace string, portSecurit
 
 		ports, err := c.ListLogicalEntity("logical_switch_port",
 			fmt.Sprintf("external_ids:ls=%s", ls),
-			fmt.Sprintf("external_ids:ip=%s", strings.ReplaceAll(ip, ",", "/")))
+			fmt.Sprintf("external_ids:ip=\"%s\"", strings.ReplaceAll(ip, ",", "/")))
 		if err != nil {
 			klog.Errorf("list logical entity failed: %v", err)
 			return err