diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_facts.py
index 99ecd2bffaa..0f5efdb1655 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_facts.py
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ class Hardware(FactsBase):
 
     def populate_filesystems(self):
         data = self.responses[0]
+
+        if isinstance(data, dict):
+            data = data['messages'][0]
+
         fs = re.findall(r'^Directory of (.+)/', data, re.M)
         return dict(filesystems=fs)