diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/entity.py b/plugins/module_utils/entity.py
index a46672f34..a1dc79461 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/entity.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/entity.py
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ def unify_spec(self, spec1, spec2):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _parse_filters(filters):
-        return ",".join(map(lambda i: "{0}=={1}".format(i[0], i[1]), filters.items()))
+        return ";".join(map(lambda i: "{0}=={1}".format(i[0], i[1]), filters.items()))
 
     @staticmethod
     def _filter_entities(entities, custom_filters):