diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/12182-opkg-path-prefix.yml b/changelogs/fragments/12182-opkg-path-prefix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06661bdce0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/12182-opkg-path-prefix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - opkg - correctly set executable search path (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/12182).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/opkg.py b/plugins/modules/opkg.py
index ca1218303b..6c41e2138d 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/opkg.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/opkg.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class Opkg(StateModuleHelper):
                 update_cache=cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool("update"),
                 version=cmd_runner_fmt.as_fixed("--version"),
             ),
-            path_prefix=dir,
+            path_prefix=[dir],
         )
 
         with self.runner("version") as ctx: