diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/aix.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/aix.py
index d359e06b707..58d649a518a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/aix.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/aix.py
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ class AIXHardware(Hardware):
                     fields = line.split()
                     if len(fields) != 0 and fields[0] != 'node' and fields[0][0] != '-' and re.match('^/.*|^[a-zA-Z].*|^[0-9].*', fields[0]):
                         if re.match('^/', fields[0]):
+                            # AIX VIO SSP mounts match above regexes, but show only 6 fields. we fix this by adding one empty field
+                            if len(fields) < 7:
+                                fields.append("")
                             # normal mount
                             mount = fields[1]
                             mount_info = {'mount': mount,
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/loadavg.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/loadavg.py
index 3433c06ee34..f4a1fbde25a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/loadavg.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/loadavg.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class LoadAvgFactCollector(BaseFactCollector):
                 '5m': loadavg[1],
                 '15m': loadavg[2]
             }
-        except OSError:
+        except (OSError, AttributeError):
             pass
 
         return facts