diff --git a/lib/ansible/executor/playbook_executor.py b/lib/ansible/executor/playbook_executor.py
index d109b5296a5..30d9ad6d6b8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/executor/playbook_executor.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/executor/playbook_executor.py
@@ -172,22 +172,22 @@ class PlaybookExecutor:
                 if entry:
                     entrylist.append(entry) # per playbook
 
-                if C.RETRY_FILES_ENABLED:
-                    retries = list(set(self._tqm._failed_hosts.keys() + self._tqm._unreachable_hosts.keys()))
-                    retries.sort()
-                    if len(retries) > 0:
-                        if C.RETRY_FILES_SAVE_PATH:
-                            basedir = C.shell_expand(C.RETRY_FILES_SAVE_PATH)
-                        else:
-                            basedir = os.path.dirname(playbook_path)
-
-                        (retry_name, _) = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(playbook_path))
-                        filename = os.path.join(basedir, "%s.retry" % retry_name)
-                        if self._generate_retry_inventory(filename, retries):
-                            display.display("\tto retry, use: --limit @%s\n" % filename)
-
                 # send the stats callback for this playbook
                 if self._tqm is not None:
+                    if C.RETRY_FILES_ENABLED:
+                        retries = list(set(self._tqm._failed_hosts.keys() + self._tqm._unreachable_hosts.keys()))
+                        retries.sort()
+                        if len(retries) > 0:
+                            if C.RETRY_FILES_SAVE_PATH:
+                                basedir = C.shell_expand(C.RETRY_FILES_SAVE_PATH)
+                            else:
+                                basedir = os.path.dirname(playbook_path)
+
+                            (retry_name, _) = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(playbook_path))
+                            filename = os.path.join(basedir, "%s.retry" % retry_name)
+                            if self._generate_retry_inventory(filename, retries):
+                                display.display("\tto retry, use: --limit @%s\n" % filename)
+
                     self._tqm.send_callback('v2_playbook_on_stats', self._tqm._stats)
 
                 # if the last result wasn't zero, break out of the playbook file name loop