diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_linkagg.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_linkagg.py
index a5814ca9068..af2e21818c1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_linkagg.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_linkagg.py
@@ -133,19 +133,21 @@ import re
 from copy import deepcopy
 
 from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.nxos import get_config, load_config, run_commands
-from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.nxos import nxos_argument_spec
+from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.nxos import get_capabilities, nxos_argument_spec
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import remove_default_spec
 
 
 def execute_show_command(command, module):
-    provider = module.params['provider']
-    if provider['transport'] == 'cli':
+    device_info = get_capabilities(module)
+    network_api = device_info.get('network_api', 'nxapi')
+
+    if network_api == 'cliconf':
         if 'show port-channel summary' in command:
             command += ' | json'
         cmds = [command]
         body = run_commands(module, cmds)
-    elif provider['transport'] == 'nxapi':
+    elif network_api == 'nxapi':
         cmds = [command]
         body = run_commands(module, cmds)