diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py
index ba59d74851..a8871080e6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py
@@ -801,6 +801,7 @@ class PyVmomiHelper(object):
                 dvs_port_connection.switchUuid = pg_obj.config.distributedVirtualSwitch.uuid
                 nic.device.backing = vim.vm.device.VirtualEthernetCard.DistributedVirtualPortBackingInfo()
                 nic.device.backing.port = dvs_port_connection
+                nic_change_detected = True
             else:
                 # vSwitch
                 if not isinstance(nic.device.backing, vim.vm.device.VirtualEthernetCard.NetworkBackingInfo):