diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/display.py b/lib/ansible/utils/display.py
index f1bc8d67458..0f76ed524e6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/display.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/display.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class Display:
             prompt_string = to_text(prompt_string)
 
         if private:
-            return getpass.getpass(msg)
+            return getpass.getpass(prompt_string)
         else:
             return input(prompt_string)