diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/os/dnf.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/os/dnf.py
index 7d432186a6e..4425905d272 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/os/dnf.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/os/dnf.py
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def main():
             enablerepo=dict(type='list', default=[]),
             disablerepo=dict(type='list', default=[]),
             list=dict(),
-            conf_file=dict(default=None),
+            conf_file=dict(default=None, type='path'),
             disable_gpg_check=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
         ),
         required_one_of=[['name', 'list']],