diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/5383-xenserver_facts.yml b/changelogs/fragments/5383-xenserver_facts.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2fee2c8751
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/5383-xenserver_facts.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "xenserver_facts - fix broken ``AnsibleModule`` call that prevented the module from working at all (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/5383)."
diff --git a/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/xenserver_facts.py b/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/xenserver_facts.py
index f65e3c9a86..5d336c6f62 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/xenserver_facts.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/xenserver_facts.py
@@ -161,9 +161,7 @@ def get_srs(session):
 
 
 def main():
-    module = AnsibleModule(
-        supports_check_mode=True,
-    )
+    module = AnsibleModule({}, supports_check_mode=True)
 
     if not HAVE_XENAPI:
         module.fail_json(changed=False, msg="python xen api required for this module")