diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/65715-vmware-content-deploy-template-fix-cluster.yml b/changelogs/fragments/65715-vmware-content-deploy-template-fix-cluster.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9ff4525eaee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/65715-vmware-content-deploy-template-fix-cluster.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "`vmware_content_deploy_template`'s `cluster` argument no longer fails with an error message about resource pools."
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_content_deploy_template.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_content_deploy_template.py
index b38fbfbbbb0..8230da3b26b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_content_deploy_template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_content_deploy_template.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class VmwareContentDeployTemplate(VmwareRestClient):
         # Find the Cluster by the given Cluster name
         self.cluster_id = None
         if self.cluster:
-            self.cluster_id = self.get_resource_pool_by_name(self.datacenter, self.resourcepool)
+            self.cluster_id = self.get_cluster_by_name(self.datacenter, self.cluster)
             if not self.cluster_id:
                 self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to find the Cluster %s" % self.cluster)
         # Create VM placement specs