diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/fix_nxos_facts_indefinite_hang.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/fix_nxos_facts_indefinite_hang.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fbced3371ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/fix_nxos_facts_indefinite_hang.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- fix nxos_facts indefinite hang for text based output (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/45845).
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_facts.py
index 4ecb1ba7aa6..a4d41b3a2d0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_facts.py
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ class Interfaces(FactsBase):
             fact = dict()
             fact['port'] = self.parse_lldp_port(item)
             fact['sysname'] = self.parse_lldp_sysname(item)
-            facts[local_intf].append(facts)
+            facts[local_intf].append(fact)
 
         return facts