diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/zypper.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/zypper.py
index dacd35f7d6..2f08b4c719 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/zypper.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/zypper.py
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ def main():
     update_cache = module.params['update_cache']
 
     # remove empty strings from package list
-    name = filter(None, name)
+    name = list(filter(None, name))
 
     # Refresh repositories
     if update_cache and not module.check_mode: