diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_evpn_vty.c b/bgpd/bgp_evpn_vty.c
index f87196426c..a1b9e6e6a6 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_evpn_vty.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_evpn_vty.c
@@ -3256,7 +3256,8 @@ DEFUN(show_bgp_l2vpn_evpn_es,
       L2VPN_HELP_STR
       EVPN_HELP_STR
       "ethernet-Segment\n"
-      "Ethernet-Segment Identifier\n")
+      "Ethernet-Segment Identifier\n"
+      JSON_STR)
 {
 	int idx = 0;
 	uint8_t uj = 0;