diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/win_partition-var.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/win_partition-var.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a5dca8a974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/win_partition-var.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- win_partition - Fix invalid variable name causing a failure on checks - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/62401
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_partition.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_partition.ps1
index 0b47674d89f..3295c8e16ce 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_partition.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_partition.ps1
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@ if ($ansible_partition) {
     }
     else {
 
-        if ($null -ne $gpt_type -and $gpt_styles.$gpt_type -ne $partition.GptType) {
+        if ($null -ne $gpt_type -and $gpt_styles.$gpt_type -ne $ansible_partition.GptType) {
             $module.FailJson("gpt_type is not a valid parameter for existing partitions")
         }
-        if ($null -ne $mbr_type -and $mbr_styles.$mbr_type -ne $partition.MbrType) {
+        if ($null -ne $mbr_type -and $mbr_styles.$mbr_type -ne $ansible_partition.MbrType) {
             $module.FailJson("mbr_type is not a valid parameter for existing partitions")
         }