diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/seport.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/seport.py
index 00a687c734a..6141a0f35fd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/seport.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/seport.py
@@ -156,9 +156,13 @@ def semanage_port_get_type(seport, port, proto):
     :rtype: tuple
     :return: Tuple containing the SELinux type and MLS/MCS level, or None if not found.
     """
-    ports = port.split('-', 1)
-    if len(ports) == 1:
-        ports.extend(ports)
+    if isinstance(port, str):
+        ports = port.split('-', 1)
+        if len(ports) == 1:
+            ports.extend(ports)
+    else:
+        ports = (port, port)
+
     key = (int(ports[0]), int(ports[1]), proto)
 
     records = seport.get_all()