diff --git a/library/system/setup b/library/system/setup
index 5ae5ece8bad..a05699f082e 100644
--- a/library/system/setup
+++ b/library/system/setup
@@ -1415,7 +1415,8 @@ class Network(Facts):
                 subclass = sc
         return super(cls, subclass).__new__(subclass, *arguments, **keyword)
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        self.module = module
         Facts.__init__(self)
 
     def populate(self):
@@ -1432,11 +1433,10 @@ class LinuxNetwork(Network):
     platform = 'Linux'
 
     def __init__(self, module):
-        self.module = module
-        Network.__init__(self)
+        Network.__init__(self, module)
 
     def populate(self):
-        ip_path = module.get_bin_path('ip')
+        ip_path = self.module.get_bin_path('ip')
         if ip_path is None:
             return self.facts
         default_ipv4, default_ipv6 = self.get_default_interfaces(ip_path)
@@ -1652,8 +1652,8 @@ class GenericBsdIfconfigNetwork(Network):
     """
     platform = 'Generic_BSD_Ifconfig'
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        Network.__init__(self)
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        Network.__init__(self, module)
 
     def populate(self):