diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/utilities/logic/wait_for.py b/lib/ansible/modules/utilities/logic/wait_for.py
index 7d9b0471462..8c358fa0dbb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/utilities/logic/wait_for.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/utilities/logic/wait_for.py
@@ -177,6 +177,13 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
+#fix for python <2.4 compatibility
+if sys.version_info[0] < 3 and version_info[1] < 5:
+    def any(iterable):
+        for element in iterable:
+            if element:
+                return True
+        return False
 
 class TCPConnectionInfo(object):
     """