diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/k8s/common.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/k8s/common.py
index 95839daabf..3788a4e2a9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/k8s/common.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/k8s/common.py
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ class K8sAnsibleMixin(object):
             return dict(items=[])
 
         if 'items' in result:
-            return result
+            return dict(resources=result['items'])
         else:
-            return dict(items=[result])
+            return dict(resources=[result])
 
     def remove_aliases(self):
         """
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/clustering/k8s/k8s_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/clustering/k8s/k8s_facts.py
index 8586e25946..974135168d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/clustering/k8s/k8s_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/clustering/k8s/k8s_facts.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''
-items:
+resources:
   description:
   - The object(s) that exists
   returned: success