diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/5822-gem-uninstall-force.yml b/changelogs/fragments/5822-gem-uninstall-force.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b8a0efbda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/5822-gem-uninstall-force.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - gem - fix force parameter not being passed to gem command when uninstalling (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/5822).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/gem.py b/plugins/modules/gem.py
index 21e9efea58..a44683c786 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/gem.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/gem.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ options:
     required: false
   force:
     description:
-      - Force gem to install, bypassing dependency checks.
+      - Force gem to (un-)install, bypassing dependency checks.
     required: false
     default: false
     type: bool
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ def uninstall(module):
     else:
         cmd.append('--all')
     cmd.append('--executable')
+    if module.params['force']:
+        cmd.append('--force')
     cmd.append(module.params['name'])
     module.run_command(cmd, environ_update=environ, check_rc=True)