diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/57804-win_acl-no-longer-needs-SeSecurityPrivilege.yml b/changelogs/fragments/57804-win_acl-no-longer-needs-SeSecurityPrivilege.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f210d4d6b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/57804-win_acl-no-longer-needs-SeSecurityPrivilege.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - win_acl - Fixed error when setting rights on directory for which inheritance from parent directory has been disabled.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_acl.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_acl.ps1
index 8fc344bfc16..e3c3813038d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_acl.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_acl.ps1
@@ -176,7 +176,11 @@ Try {
     If ($state -eq "present" -And $match -eq $false) {
         Try {
             $objACL.AddAccessRule($objACE)
-            Set-ACL -LiteralPath $path -AclObject $objACL
+            If ($path_item.PSProvider.Name -eq "Registry") {
+                Set-ACL -LiteralPath $path -AclObject $objACL
+            } else {
+                (Get-Item -LiteralPath $path).SetAccessControl($objACL)
+            }
             $result.changed = $true
         }
         Catch {
@@ -186,7 +190,11 @@ Try {
     ElseIf ($state -eq "absent" -And $match -eq $true) {
         Try {
             $objACL.RemoveAccessRule($objACE)
-            Set-ACL -LiteralPath $path -AclObject $objACL
+            If ($path_item.PSProvider.Name -eq "Registry") {
+                Set-ACL -LiteralPath $path -AclObject $objACL
+            } else {
+                (Get-Item -LiteralPath $path).SetAccessControl($objACL)
+            }
             $result.changed = $true
         }
         Catch {