diff --git a/scripts/sfpshow b/scripts/sfpshow
index 3ee80ea2c068..d05268f74d88 100755
--- a/scripts/sfpshow
+++ b/scripts/sfpshow
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     which accesses the transceiver directly.
 """
 
+import ast
 import os
 import re
 import sys
@@ -273,10 +274,15 @@ class SFPShow(object):
                     output += '{}{}: {}\n'.format(indent, QSFP_DATA_MAP[key], sfp_info_dict[key])
                 else:
                     output += '{}{}:\n'.format(indent, QSFP_DATA_MAP['specification_compliance'])
-                    spefic_compliance_dict = eval(sfp_info_dict['specification_compliance'])
-                    sorted_compliance_key_table = natsorted(spefic_compliance_dict)
-                    for compliance_key in sorted_compliance_key_table:
-                        output += '{}{}: {}\n'.format((indent * 2), compliance_key, spefic_compliance_dict[compliance_key])
+
+                    spec_compliance_dict = {}
+                    try:
+                        spec_compliance_dict = ast.literal_eval(sfp_info_dict['specification_compliance'])
+                        sorted_compliance_key_table = natsorted(spec_compliance_dict)
+                        for compliance_key in sorted_compliance_key_table:
+                            output += '{}{}: {}\n'.format((indent * 2), compliance_key, spec_compliance_dict[compliance_key])
+                    except ValueError as e:
+                        output += '{}N/A\n'.format((indent * 2))
             else:
                 output += '{}{}: {}\n'.format(indent, QSFP_DATA_MAP[key], sfp_info_dict[key])