diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_custom_attribute_defs.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_custom_attribute_defs.py
index 41e60a7bacb..a8421bc03b7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_custom_attribute_defs.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_custom_attribute_defs.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class VmAttributeDefManager(PyVmomi):
         changed = False
         f = dict()
         for x in self.custom_field_mgr:
-            if x.name == field:
+            if x.name == field and x.managedObjectType == vim.VirtualMachine:
                 changed = True
                 if not self.module.check_mode:
                     self.content.customFieldsManager.RemoveCustomFieldDef(key=x.key)