diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/unarchive.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/unarchive.py
index 0f287f6fae8..ac11346ae68 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/unarchive.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/unarchive.py
@@ -555,9 +555,10 @@ class ZipArchive(object):
         return dict(unarchived=unarchived, rc=rc, out=out, err=err, cmd=cmd, diff=diff)
 
     def unarchive(self):
-        cmd = [ self.cmd_path, '-o', self.src ]
+        cmd = [ self.cmd_path, '-o' ]
         if self.opts:
             cmd.extend(self.opts)
+        cmd.append(self.src)
          # NOTE: Including (changed) files as arguments is problematic (limits on command line/arguments)
 #        if self.includes:
             # NOTE: Command unzip has this strange behaviour where it expects quoted filenames to also be escaped