diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/6385-cpan-mh-feat.yml b/changelogs/fragments/6385-cpan-mh-feat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41944b60f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/6385-cpan-mh-feat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - cpanm - minor change, use feature from ``ModuleHelper`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6385).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/cpanm.py b/plugins/modules/cpanm.py
index b3d63e1fb1..6260992dfe 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/cpanm.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/cpanm.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class CPANMinus(ModuleHelper):
             if v.name and v.from_path:
                 self.do_raise("Parameters 'name' and 'from_path' are mutually exclusive when 'mode=new'")
 
-        self.command = self.module.get_bin_path(v.executable if v.executable else self.command)
+        self.command = self.get_bin_path(v.executable if v.executable else self.command)
         self.vars.set("binary", self.command)
 
     def _is_package_installed(self, name, locallib, version):