diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/acl.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/acl.py
index 4974b6bbfcc..fda245d4080 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/acl.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/acl.py
@@ -368,4 +368,5 @@ def main():
 # import module snippets
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 
-main()
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/find.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/find.py
index 3fdf2646269..f6bfbebe64c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/find.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/find.py
@@ -374,5 +374,6 @@ def main():
 
 # import module snippets
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-main()
 
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/synchronize.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/synchronize.py
index 89541840098..eb813b72f8c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/synchronize.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/synchronize.py
@@ -497,4 +497,5 @@ def main():
 # import module snippets
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 
-main()
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()