diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/setup.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/setup.py
index 2fbe71e260a..a28c037c745 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/setup.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/setup.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def run_setup(module):
             setup_result['ansible_facts'][k] = v
 
     # hack to keep --verbose from showing all the setup module results
-    setup_result['verbose_override'] = True
+    setup_result['_ansible_verbose_override'] = True
 
     return setup_result