diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/3916-fix-vdo-options-type.yml b/changelogs/fragments/3916-fix-vdo-options-type.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badf171f5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/3916-fix-vdo-options-type.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - vdo - fix options error (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/4163).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/system/vdo.py b/plugins/modules/system/vdo.py
index ab5cf4e400..d2888836d1 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/system/vdo.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/system/vdo.py
@@ -386,7 +386,6 @@ def deactivate_vdo(module, vdoname, vdocmd):
 
 
 def add_vdooptions(params):
-    vdocmdoptions = ""
     options = []
 
     if params.get('logicalsize') is not None:
@@ -437,7 +436,7 @@ def add_vdooptions(params):
     if params.get('physicalthreads') is not None:
         options.append("--vdoPhysicalThreads=" + params['physicalthreads'])
 
-    return vdocmdoptions
+    return options
 
 
 def run_module():