diff --git a/lib/ansible/template/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/template/__init__.py
index 1a43486f9e7..7fde0727ded 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/template/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/template/__init__.py
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ class Templar:
                             disable_lookups=disable_lookups,
                         )
                         unsafe = hasattr(result, '__UNSAFE__')
-                        if convert_data and not self._no_type_regex.match(variable) and not unsafe:
+                        if convert_data and not self._no_type_regex.match(variable):
                             # if this looks like a dictionary or list, convert it to such using the safe_eval method
                             if (result.startswith("{") and not result.startswith(self.environment.variable_start_string)) or \
                                     result.startswith("[") or result in ("True", "False"):