diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/pam_limits.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/pam_limits.py
index d113781890e..544455c7d21 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/pam_limits.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/pam_limits.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def main():
     message = ''
         f = open (limits_conf, 'r')
     # Tempfile
-    nf = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete = False)
+    nf = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
 
     found = False
     new_value       = value