diff --git a/plugin-solr/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/authorization/solr/authorizer/RangerSolrAuthorizer.java b/plugin-solr/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/authorization/solr/authorizer/RangerSolrAuthorizer.java
index 7d91ba4de5..40bc453ff6 100644
--- a/plugin-solr/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/authorization/solr/authorizer/RangerSolrAuthorizer.java
+++ b/plugin-solr/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/authorization/solr/authorizer/RangerSolrAuthorizer.java
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ private String getDisjunctiveFilterQueryStr(Set<String> roles) {
 		if (roles != null && !roles.isEmpty()) {
 			StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
 			for (String role : roles) {
-				addDisjunctiveRawClause(builder, role);
+				addDisjunctiveRawClause(builder, "\"" + role + "\"");
 			}
 			if (allRolesToken != null && !allRolesToken.isEmpty()) {
 				addDisjunctiveRawClause(builder, allRolesToken);