diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/44552-mail-py370-compat.yml b/changelogs/fragments/44552-mail-py370-compat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d72c3b75857
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/44552-mail-py370-compat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- fix mail module for python 3.7.0 (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/44552)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/notification/mail.py b/lib/ansible/modules/notification/mail.py
index 4598690f878..e1713e90d9e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/notification/mail.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/notification/mail.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def main():
     try:
         if secure != 'never':
             try:
-                smtp = smtplib.SMTP_SSL(timeout=timeout)
+                smtp = smtplib.SMTP_SSL(host=host, timeout=timeout)
                 code, smtpmessage = smtp.connect(host, port=port)
                 secure_state = True
             except ssl.SSLError as e: