diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py
index c04f6bbbc5..2440e3aa65 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ class PyVmomiHelper(object):
         self.configure_disks(vm_obj=vm_obj)
         self.configure_network(vm_obj=vm_obj)
 
-        if len(self.params['customization']) > 0:
+        if len(self.params['customization']) > 0 or len(self.params['networks']) > 0:
             self.customize_vm(vm_obj=vm_obj)
 
         try: