diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
index ec8484a52f9..01da3c038bd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ def fetch_url(module, url, data=None, headers=None, method=None,
                      url_password=password, http_agent=http_agent, force_basic_auth=force_basic_auth,
                      follow_redirects=follow_redirects)
         info.update(r.info())
-        info.update(dict(msg="OK (%s bytes)" % r.headers.get('Content-Length', 'unknown'), url=r.geturl(), status=r.getcode()))
+        info.update(dict(msg="OK (%s bytes)" % r.headers.get('Content-Length', 'unknown'), url=r.geturl(), status=r.code))
     except NoSSLError:
         e = get_exception()
         distribution = get_distribution()