diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/52051-jenkins_plugin-state_present_fix.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/52051-jenkins_plugin-state_present_fix.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd5a6a2863a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/52051-jenkins_plugin-state_present_fix.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+   - jenkins_plugin - Prevent plugin to be reinstalled when state=present (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/43728)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/jenkins_plugin.py b/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/jenkins_plugin.py
index 61ce47d1199..c98c5affbef 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/jenkins_plugin.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/jenkins_plugin.py
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ class JenkinsPlugin(object):
                             self._write_file(plugin_file, data)
 
                         changed = True
-            else:
+            elif self.params['version'] == 'latest':
                 # Check for update from the updates JSON file
                 plugin_data = self._download_updates()