diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook.py b/lib/ansible/playbook.py
index 54384f40b47..02ec62afd6c 100755
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook.py
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ class PlayBook(object):
             module_path=self.module_path,
             timeout=self.timeout,
             remote_user=user,
+            remote_pass=self.remote_pass,
             setup_cache=SETUP_CACHE
         ).run()