diff --git a/scripts/rpc/nvmf.py b/scripts/rpc/nvmf.py
index 9664d3376..9bc6f72bb 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc/nvmf.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc/nvmf.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def construct_nvmf_subsystem(args):
     }
 
     if args.listen:
-        params['listen_addresses'] = [dict(u.split(":") for u in a.split(" "))
+        params['listen_addresses'] = [dict(u.split(":", 1) for u in a.split(" "))
                                       for a in args.listen.split(",")]
 
     if args.hosts: