diff --git a/lib/ansible/galaxy/role.py b/lib/ansible/galaxy/role.py
index 36b1e0fbbba..700664c4cd0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/galaxy/role.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/galaxy/role.py
@@ -130,13 +130,11 @@ class GalaxyRole(object):
             install_date=datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime("%c"),
         )
         info_path = os.path.join(self.path, self.META_INSTALL)
-        try:
-            f = open(info_path, 'w+')
-            self._install_info = yaml.safe_dump(info, f)
-        except:
-            return False
-        finally:
-            f.close()
+        with open(info_path, 'w+') as f:
+            try:
+                self._install_info = yaml.safe_dump(info, f)
+            except:
+                return False
 
         return True