diff --git a/copy b/copy
index 3ba1de781ec..aa5954ddb9d 100644
--- a/copy
+++ b/copy
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def main():
             dest=dict(required=True),
             backup=dict(default=False, choices=BOOLEANS),
         ),
-        add_file_common_args=True
+        add_file_common_args=True,
     )
 
     src  = os.path.expanduser(module.params['src'])
diff --git a/file b/file
index 4678edd6658..7b1ac0b8835 100644
--- a/file
+++ b/file
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ def main():
             state = dict(choices=['file','directory','link','absent'], default='file'),
             path  = dict(aliases=['dest', 'name'], required=True),
         ),
-        add_file_common_args=True
+        add_file_common_args=True,
+        supports_check_mode=True
     )
 
     params = module.params
diff --git a/ping b/ping
index ba697920cf9..e52da3c9e94 100644
--- a/ping
+++ b/ping
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ author: Michael DeHaan
 
 def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(
-        argument_spec = dict()
+        argument_spec = dict(),
+        supports_check_mode = True
     )
     module.exit_json(ping='pong')
 
diff --git a/setup b/setup
index f4fa950e3ee..fee11af9df8 100644
--- a/setup
+++ b/setup
@@ -914,7 +914,8 @@ def run_setup(module):
 def main():
     global module
     module = AnsibleModule(
-        argument_spec = dict()
+        argument_spec = dict(),
+        supports_check_mode = True,
     )
     data = run_setup(module)
     module.exit_json(**data)