diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/asa.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/asa.py
index faa0c49edf5..781dcb77126 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/asa.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/asa.py
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ from ansible.plugins.terminal import TerminalBase
 class TerminalModule(TerminalBase):
 
     terminal_stdout_re = [
-        re.compile(r"[\r\n]?[\w+\-\.:\/\[\]]+(?:\([^\)]+\)){,3}(?:>|#) ?$"),
-        re.compile(r"\[\w+\@[\w\-\.]+(?: [^\]])\] ?[>#\$] ?$")
+        re.compile(br"[\r\n]?[\w+\-\.:\/\[\]]+(?:\([^\)]+\)){,3}(?:>|#) ?$"),
+        re.compile(br"\[\w+\@[\w\-\.]+(?: [^\]])\] ?[>#\$] ?$")
     ]
 
     terminal_stderr_re = [
-        re.compile(r"error:", re.I),
+        re.compile(br"error:", re.I),
         re.compile(br"Removing.* not allowed, it is being used")
     ]