diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
index 87327ed2b4a..defed26b5bc 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class ActionBase:
 
             for environment in environments:
                 if type(environment) != dict:
-                    raise errors.AnsibleError("environment must be a dictionary, received %s" % environment)
+                    raise AnsibleError("environment must be a dictionary, received %s" % environment)
                 # very deliberatly using update here instead of combine_vars, as
                 # these environment settings should not need to merge sub-dicts
                 final_environment.update(environment)