diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/netcli.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/netcli.py
index 10a544f5b4b..1d7638285a6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/netcli.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/netcli.py
@@ -296,5 +296,5 @@ class Conditional(object):
         return str(self.value) in value
 
     def matches(self, value):
-        match = re.search(value, self.value, re.M)
+        match = re.search(self.value, value, re.M)
         return match is not None