diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/nxos.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/nxos.py
index dbc9f449dde..e8e2d36057c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/nxos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/nxos.py
@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@ class ActionModule(_ActionModule):
                 provider['host'] = self._play_context.remote_addr
 
             if provider.get('port') is None:
-                provider['port'] = 80
+                if provider.get('use_ssl'):
+                    provider['port'] = 443
+                else:
+                    provider['port'] = 80
 
             if provider.get('timeout') is None:
                 provider['timeout'] = self._play_context.timeout