diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
index c63cb7c84ad..26c17154b0e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
 
                 if mode != stat.S_IMODE(mode):
                     # prevent mode from having extra info orbeing invalid long number
-                    self.fail_json(path=path, msg="Invalid mode supplied", details=str(e))
+                    self.fail_json(path=path, msg="Invalid mode supplied, only permission info is allowed", details=mode)
 
         prev_mode = stat.S_IMODE(path_stat.st_mode)