diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/java_keystore.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/java_keystore.py
index a8b90ba5bda..abd15ec00b3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/java_keystore.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/java_keystore.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def run_commands(module, cmd, check_rc=True):
 
 
 def create_file(path, content):
-    with open(path, 'wb') as f:
+    with open(path, 'w') as f:
         f.write(content)
     return path