diff --git a/data/templates/iproute2/static.conf.j2 b/data/templates/iproute2/static.conf.j2
index 10c9bdab7..249483ab3 100644
--- a/data/templates/iproute2/static.conf.j2
+++ b/data/templates/iproute2/static.conf.j2
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Generated by VyOS (protocols_static.py), do not edit by hand
 {% if table is vyos_defined %}
 {%     for t, t_options in table.items() %}
 {%         if t_options.description is vyos_defined %}
-{{ "%-6s" | format(t) }} {{ "%-40s" | format(t_options.description) }}
+{{ "%-6s" | format(t) }} {{ "%-40s" | format(t_options.description | replace(" ", "_")) }}
 {%         endif %}
 {%     endfor %}
 {% endif %}