diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
index 9c98f796f96..f788ce8634f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
@@ -2837,6 +2837,14 @@ class AIXNetwork(GenericBsdIfconfigNetwork):
             all_ipv4_addresses = [],
             all_ipv6_addresses = [],
         )
+
+        uname_rc = None
+        uname_out = None
+        uname_err = None
+        uname_path = self.module.get_bin_path('uname')
+        if uname_path:
+            uname_rc, uname_out, uname_err = self.module.run_command([uname_path, '-W'])
+
         rc, out, err = self.module.run_command([ifconfig_path, ifconfig_options])
 
         for line in out.splitlines():
@@ -2866,40 +2874,40 @@ class AIXNetwork(GenericBsdIfconfigNetwork):
                     self.parse_inet6_line(words, current_if, ips)
                 else:
                     self.parse_unknown_line(words, current_if, ips)
-            uname_path = self.module.get_bin_path('uname')
-            if uname_path:
-                rc, out, err = self.module.run_command([uname_path, '-W'])
-                # don't bother with wpars it does not work
-                # zero means not in wpar
-                if not rc and out.split()[0] == '0':
-                    if current_if['macaddress'] == 'unknown' and re.match('^en', current_if['device']):
-                        entstat_path = self.module.get_bin_path('entstat')
-                        if entstat_path:
-                            rc, out, err = self.module.run_command([entstat_path, current_if['device'] ])
-                            if rc != 0:
-                                break
-                            for line in out.splitlines():
-                                if not line:
-                                    pass
-                                buff = re.match('^Hardware Address: (.*)', line)
-                                if buff:
-                                    current_if['macaddress'] = buff.group(1)
-
-                                buff = re.match('^Device Type:', line)
-                                if buff and re.match('.*Ethernet', line):
-                                    current_if['type'] = 'ether'
-                    # device must have mtu attribute in ODM
-                    if 'mtu' not in current_if:
-                        lsattr_path = self.module.get_bin_path('lsattr')
-                        if lsattr_path:
-                            rc, out, err = self.module.run_command([lsattr_path,'-El', current_if['device'] ])
-                            if rc != 0:
-                                break
-                            for line in out.splitlines():
-                                if line:
-                                    words = line.split()
-                                    if words[0] == 'mtu':
-                                        current_if['mtu'] = words[1]
+
+            # don't bother with wpars it does not work
+            # zero means not in wpar
+            if not uname_rc and uname_out.split()[0] == '0':
+
+                if current_if['macaddress'] == 'unknown' and re.match('^en', current_if['device']):
+                    entstat_path = self.module.get_bin_path('entstat')
+                    if entstat_path:
+                        rc, out, err = self.module.run_command([entstat_path, current_if['device'] ])
+                        if rc != 0:
+                            break
+                        for line in out.splitlines():
+                            if not line:
+                                pass
+                            buff = re.match('^Hardware Address: (.*)', line)
+                            if buff:
+                                current_if['macaddress'] = buff.group(1)
+
+                            buff = re.match('^Device Type:', line)
+                            if buff and re.match('.*Ethernet', line):
+                                current_if['type'] = 'ether'
+
+                # device must have mtu attribute in ODM
+                if 'mtu' not in current_if:
+                    lsattr_path = self.module.get_bin_path('lsattr')
+                    if lsattr_path:
+                        rc, out, err = self.module.run_command([lsattr_path,'-El', current_if['device'] ])
+                        if rc != 0:
+                            break
+                        for line in out.splitlines():
+                            if line:
+                                words = line.split()
+                                if words[0] == 'mtu':
+                                    current_if['mtu'] = words[1]
         return interfaces, ips
 
     # AIX 'ifconfig -a' does not inform about MTU, so remove current_if['mtu'] here