diff --git a/lib/dns/config/confrrset.c b/lib/dns/config/confrrset.c
index 3291c08b01..177ab77da7 100644
--- a/lib/dns/config/confrrset.c
+++ b/lib/dns/config/confrrset.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ dns_c_rrso_print(FILE *fp, int indent, dns_c_rrso_t *order)
 		dns_c_datatype_tostream(fp, order->otype);
 	}
 
-	fprintf(fp, " name %s", order->name);
+	fprintf(fp, " name \"%s\"", order->name);
 
 	fprintf(fp, " order %s",
 		dns_c_ordering2string(order->ordering, ISC_TRUE));