diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/kubevirt.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/kubevirt.py
index 9c8db11ed7..4b6f4523bc 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/kubevirt.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/kubevirt.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
 from distutils.version import Version
 
+from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Sequence
 from ansible.module_utils.k8s.common import list_dict_str
 from ansible.module_utils.k8s.raw import KubernetesRawModule
 
@@ -127,28 +128,25 @@ class KubeVirtRawModule(KubernetesRawModule):
         super(KubeVirtRawModule, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def merge_dicts(x, yy):
+    def merge_dicts(base_dict, merging_dicts):
+        """This function merges a base dictionary with one or more other dictionaries.
+        The base dictionary takes precedence when there is a key collision.
+        merging_dicts can be a dict or a list or tuple of dicts.  In the latter case, the
+        dictionaries at the front of the list have higher precedence over the ones at the end.
         """
-        This function merge two dictionaries, where the first dict has
-        higher priority in merging two same keys.
-        """
-        if not yy:
-            yy = {}
+        if not merging_dicts:
+            merging_dicts = ({},)
 
-        if not isinstance(yy, list):
-            yy = [yy]
+        if not isinstance(merging_dicts, Sequence):
+            merging_dicts = (merging_dicts,)
 
-        for y in yy:
-            for k in set(x.keys()).union(y.keys()):
-                if k in x and k in y:
-                    if isinstance(x[k], dict) and isinstance(y[k], dict):
-                        yield (k, dict(KubeVirtRawModule.merge_dicts(x[k], y[k])))
-                    else:
-                        yield (k, x[k])
-                elif k in x:
-                    yield (k, x[k])
-                else:
-                    yield (k, y[k])
+        new_dict = {}
+        for d in reversed(merging_dicts):
+            new_dict.update(d)
+
+        new_dict.update(base_dict)
+
+        return new_dict
 
     def get_resource(self, resource):
         try:
@@ -238,7 +236,7 @@ class KubeVirtRawModule(KubernetesRawModule):
             spec_interfaces = []
             for i in interfaces:
                 spec_interfaces.append(
-                    dict(self.merge_dicts(dict((k, v) for k, v in i.items() if k != 'network'), defaults['interfaces']))
+                    self.merge_dicts(dict((k, v) for k, v in i.items() if k != 'network'), defaults['interfaces'])
                 )
             if 'interfaces' not in template_spec['domain']['devices']:
                 template_spec['domain']['devices']['interfaces'] = []
@@ -249,7 +247,7 @@ class KubeVirtRawModule(KubernetesRawModule):
             for i in interfaces:
                 net = i['network']
                 net['name'] = i['name']
-                spec_networks.append(dict(self.merge_dicts(net, defaults['networks'])))
+                spec_networks.append(self.merge_dicts(net, defaults['networks']))
             if 'networks' not in template_spec:
                 template_spec['networks'] = []
             template_spec['networks'].extend(spec_networks)
@@ -269,7 +267,7 @@ class KubeVirtRawModule(KubernetesRawModule):
             spec_disks = []
             for d in disks:
                 spec_disks.append(
-                    dict(self.merge_dicts(dict((k, v) for k, v in d.items() if k != 'volume'), defaults['disks']))
+                    self.merge_dicts(dict((k, v) for k, v in d.items() if k != 'volume'), defaults['disks'])
                 )
             if 'disks' not in template_spec['domain']['devices']:
                 template_spec['domain']['devices']['disks'] = []
@@ -280,7 +278,7 @@ class KubeVirtRawModule(KubernetesRawModule):
             for d in disks:
                 volume = d['volume']
                 volume['name'] = d['name']
-                spec_volumes.append(dict(self.merge_dicts(volume, defaults['volumes'])))
+                spec_volumes.append(self.merge_dicts(volume, defaults['volumes']))
             if 'volumes' not in template_spec:
                 template_spec['volumes'] = []
             template_spec['volumes'].extend(spec_volumes)
@@ -350,7 +348,7 @@ class KubeVirtRawModule(KubernetesRawModule):
             template_spec['domain']['cpu']['model'] = cpu_model
 
         if labels:
-            template['metadata']['labels'] = dict(self.merge_dicts(labels, template['metadata']['labels']))
+            template['metadata']['labels'] = self.merge_dicts(labels, template['metadata']['labels'])
 
         if machine_type:
             template_spec['domain']['machine']['type'] = machine_type
@@ -378,7 +376,7 @@ class KubeVirtRawModule(KubernetesRawModule):
         # Define datavolumes:
         self._define_datavolumes(datavolumes, definition['spec'])
 
-        return dict(self.merge_dicts(definition, self.resource_definitions[0]))
+        return self.merge_dicts(definition, self.resource_definitions[0])
 
     def construct_vm_definition(self, kind, definition, template, defaults=None):
         definition = self._construct_vm_definition(kind, definition, template, self.params, defaults)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/kubevirt/kubevirt_vm.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/kubevirt/kubevirt_vm.py
index 0fa6b0c31c..78737c36ba 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/kubevirt/kubevirt_vm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/kubevirt/kubevirt_vm.py
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class KubeVirtVM(KubeVirtRawModule):
         template['metadata']['labels']['vm.cnv.io/name'] = self.params.get('name')
         dummy, definition = self.construct_vm_definition(kind, definition, template, defaults)
 
-        return dict(self.merge_dicts(definition, processedtemplate))
+        return self.merge_dicts(definition, processedtemplate)
 
     def execute_module(self):
         # Parse parameters specific to this module: