diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
index 801d7c80582..4b0f781c5d5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ class StrategyModule(StrategyBase):
                 failed_hosts = []
                 unreachable_hosts = []
                 for res in results:
-                    if res.is_failed():
+                    if res.is_failed() and iterator.is_failed(res._host):
                         failed_hosts.append(res._host.name)
                     elif res.is_unreachable():
                         unreachable_hosts.append(res._host.name)