diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8514-pacman-empty.yml b/changelogs/fragments/8514-pacman-empty.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c51ba21acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8514-pacman-empty.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "paman - do not fail if an empty list of packages has been provided and there is nothing to do (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8514)."
diff --git a/plugins/modules/pacman.py b/plugins/modules/pacman.py
index 7f67b91039..f13bde317c 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/pacman.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/pacman.py
@@ -367,8 +367,9 @@ class Pacman(object):
                 self.install_packages(pkgs)
                 self.success()
 
-        # This shouldn't happen...
-        self.fail("This is a bug")
+        # This happens if an empty list has been provided for name
+        self.add_exit_infos(msg='Nothing to do')
+        self.success()
 
     def install_packages(self, pkgs):
         pkgs_to_install = []