diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/assemble.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/assemble.py
index 9d51834aa11..bf3001367eb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/assemble.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/assemble.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def main():
         if backup and dest_hash is not None:
             result['backup_file'] = module.backup_local(dest)
 
-        module.atomic_move(path, dest)
+        module.atomic_move(path, dest, unsafe_writes=module.params['unsafe_writes'])
         changed = True
 
     cleanup(path, result)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/copy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/copy.py
index 74f7b28ed64..3b2c79be799 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/copy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/copy.py
@@ -321,12 +321,11 @@ def main():
                     (rc,out,err) = module.run_command(validate % src)
                     if rc != 0:
                         module.fail_json(msg="failed to validate", exit_status=rc, stdout=out, stderr=err)
+                mysrc = src
                 if remote_src:
-                    _, tmpdest = tempfile.mkstemp(dir=os.path.dirname(dest))
-                    shutil.copy2(src, tmpdest)
-                    module.atomic_move(tmpdest, dest)
-                else:
-                    module.atomic_move(src, dest)
+                    _, mysrc = tempfile.mkstemp(dir=os.path.dirname(dest))
+                    shutil.copy2(src, mysrc)
+                module.atomic_move(mysrc, dest, unsafe_writes=module.params['unsafe_writes'])
             except IOError:
                 module.fail_json(msg="failed to copy: %s to %s" % (src, dest), traceback=traceback.format_exc())
         changed = True
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/lineinfile.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/lineinfile.py
index 076108bbbcd..e3d870c3855 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/lineinfile.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/lineinfile.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def write_changes(module,lines,dest):
             module.fail_json(msg='failed to validate: '
                                  'rc:%s error:%s' % (rc,err))
     if valid:
-        module.atomic_move(tmpfile, os.path.realpath(dest))
+        module.atomic_move(tmpfile, os.path.realpath(dest), unsafe_writes=module.params['unsafe_writes'])
 
 def check_file_attrs(module, changed, message, diff):
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/replace.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/replace.py
index 634e492953b..651503fd7b1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/replace.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/replace.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def write_changes(module,contents,dest):
             module.fail_json(msg='failed to validate: '
                                  'rc:%s error:%s' % (rc,err))
     if valid:
-        module.atomic_move(tmpfile, dest)
+        module.atomic_move(tmpfile, dest, unsafe_writes=module.params['unsafe_writes'])
 
 def check_file_attrs(module, changed, message):