diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/lldp-use-get_bin_path-to-locate-the-lldpctl-executable.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/lldp-use-get_bin_path-to-locate-the-lldpctl-executable.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fefd3dd87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/lldp-use-get_bin_path-to-locate-the-lldpctl-executable.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - lldp - use ``get_bin_path`` to locate the ``lldpctl`` executable (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1643).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/net_tools/lldp.py b/plugins/modules/net_tools/lldp.py
index 41853eb864..ae86db4088 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/net_tools/lldp.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/net_tools/lldp.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 
 def gather_lldp(module):
-    cmd = ['lldpctl', '-f', 'keyvalue']
+    cmd = [module.get_bin_path('lldpctl'), '-f', 'keyvalue']
     rc, output, err = module.run_command(cmd)
     if output:
         output_dict = {}