diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/83457-service_facts-openbsd-dont-crash-in-equals.yml b/changelogs/fragments/83457-service_facts-openbsd-dont-crash-in-equals.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc711ce390b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/83457-service_facts-openbsd-dont-crash-in-equals.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - service_facts - don't crash if OpenBSD rcctl variable contains '=' character (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83457)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/service_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/service_facts.py
index c15533b1bb0..5be5119bd26 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/service_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/service_facts.py
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class OpenBSDScanService(BaseService):
                 if variable == '' or '=' not in variable:
                     continue
                 else:
-                    k, v = variable.replace(undy, '', 1).split('=')
+                    k, v = variable.replace(undy, '', 1).split('=', 1)
                     info[k] = v
         return info