diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8406-fix-homebrew-cask-warning.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/8406-fix-homebrew-cask-warning.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e3bf38ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8406-fix-homebrew-cask-warning.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - homebrew - do not fail when brew prints warnings (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8406, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7044).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/homebrew.py b/plugins/modules/homebrew.py
index 5d471797a7..e548a2d8a0 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/homebrew.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/homebrew.py
@@ -488,9 +488,9 @@ class Homebrew(object):
             self.current_package,
         ]
         rc, out, err = self.module.run_command(cmd)
-        if err:
+        if rc != 0:
             self.failed = True
-            self.message = err.strip()
+            self.message = err.strip() or ("Unknown failure with exit code %d" % rc)
             raise HomebrewException(self.message)
         data = json.loads(out)