diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/eos.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/eos.py
index 4da1a0b7f9..9d58159c75 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/eos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/eos.py
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ class Eapi:
         commands = to_list(commands)
 
         if self._enable:
-            commands.insert(0, 'enable')
+            commands.insert(0, self._enable)
 
         body = self._request_builder(commands, output)
         data = self._module.jsonify(body)