diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/7125-fix-inappropriate-comparison.yml b/changelogs/fragments/7125-fix-inappropriate-comparison.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bcfb1edd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/7125-fix-inappropriate-comparison.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - oci_utils module util - fix inappropriate logical comparison expressions and makes them simpler. The previous checks had logical short circuits (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7125).
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/oracle/oci_utils.py b/plugins/module_utils/oracle/oci_utils.py
index 9d8e16e5a3..717d253cec 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/oracle/oci_utils.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/oracle/oci_utils.py
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ def are_lists_equal(s, t):
     if s is None and t is None:
         return True
 
-    if (s is None and len(t) >= 0) or (t is None and len(s) >= 0) or (len(s) != len(t)):
+    if s is None or t is None or (len(s) != len(t)):
         return False
 
     if len(s) == 0:
@@ -1026,10 +1026,7 @@ def check_if_user_value_matches_resources_attr(
             return
 
         if (
-            resources_value_for_attr is None
-            and len(user_provided_value_for_attr) >= 0
-            or user_provided_value_for_attr is None
-            and len(resources_value_for_attr) >= 0
+            resources_value_for_attr is None or user_provided_value_for_attr is None
         ):
             res[0] = False
             return