diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/virtual/linux.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/virtual/linux.py
index a6341044483..4b33f8daf67 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/virtual/linux.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/virtual/linux.py
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ class LinuxVirtual(Virtual):
 
                 else:
                     virtual_facts['virtualization_type'] = 'kvm'
-                virtual_facts['virtualization_role'] = 'host'
+                    virtual_facts['virtualization_role'] = 'host'
+
                 return virtual_facts
 
             if 'vboxdrv' in modules: