diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/normal.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/normal.py
index 763b1d5ea77..9ea962a240f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/normal.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/normal.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
 
     def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=dict()):
 
-        results = self._execute_module(tmp, task_vars=task_vars)
+        results = self._execute_module(tmp=tmp, task_vars=task_vars)
 
         # Remove special fields from the result, which can only be set
         # internally by the executor engine. We do this only here in