diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/5843-terraform-validate-no-color.yml b/changelogs/fragments/5843-terraform-validate-no-color.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25cc6045ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/5843-terraform-validate-no-color.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- terraform module - disable ANSI escape sequences during validation phase (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/5843).
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diff --git a/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/terraform.py b/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/terraform.py
index 2a018ea03c..b6b09b0eb2 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/terraform.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/terraform.py
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ def preflight_validation(bin_path, project_path, version, variables_args=None, p
     if not os.path.isdir(project_path):
         module.fail_json(msg="Path for Terraform project '{0}' doesn't exist on this host - check the path and try again please.".format(project_path))
     if LooseVersion(version) < LooseVersion('0.15.0'):
-        rc, out, err = module.run_command([bin_path, 'validate'] + variables_args, check_rc=True, cwd=project_path)
+        module.run_command([bin_path, 'validate', '-no-color'] + variables_args, check_rc=True, cwd=project_path)
     else:
-        rc, out, err = module.run_command([bin_path, 'validate'], check_rc=True, cwd=project_path)
+        module.run_command([bin_path, 'validate', '-no-color'], check_rc=True, cwd=project_path)
 
 
 def _state_args(state_file):