diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
index e1dbad17013..b161c8f9d20 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ class ActionBase:
             self._display.debug("no command, exiting _low_level_execute_command()")
             return dict(stdout='', stderr='')
 
-        if sudoable and self._play_context.become:
+        if sudoable and self._play_context.become and self._play_context.become_user != self._play_context.remote_user:
             self._display.debug("using become for this command")
             cmd = self._play_context.make_become_cmd(cmd, executable=executable)