diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/74802_net_get_missing_changed.yml b/changelogs/fragments/74802_net_get_missing_changed.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df651b23e28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/74802_net_get_missing_changed.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - Backport to fix missing ``changed`` in net_get (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/74802)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/net_get.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/net_get.py
index b19c44824cf..0fe46ebb270 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/net_get.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/net_get.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ display = Display()
 class ActionModule(ActionBase):
 
     def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
+        changed = False
         socket_path = None
         network_os = self._get_network_os(task_vars)
         persistent_connection = self._play_context.connection.split('.')[-1]