diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/stat.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/stat.py
index fbf2d4cb8f6..ee3998f5f75 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/stat.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/stat.py
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ def main():
 
         d['pw_name']   = pw.pw_name
 
-        grp_info = grp.getgrgid(pw.pw_gid)
+        grp_info = grp.getgrgid(st.st_gid)
         d['gr_name'] = grp_info.gr_name
     except:
         pass