diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_deploy_ovf.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_deploy_ovf.py
index 9236113b67c..6b673a711f7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_deploy_ovf.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_deploy_ovf.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class VMwareDeployOvf:
             for key, value in self.params['properties'].items():
                 property_mapping = vim.KeyValue()
                 property_mapping.key = key
-                property_mapping.value = value
+                property_mapping.value = str(value) if isinstance(value, bool) else value
                 params['propertyMapping'].append(property_mapping)
 
         if self.params['folder']: