diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py
index 4c081d1c41..4099d8d963 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py
@@ -750,6 +750,20 @@ class StrategyBase:
 
         return changed
 
+    def _copy_included_file(self, included_file):
+        '''
+        A proven safe and performant way to create a copy of an included file
+        '''
+        ti_copy = included_file._task.copy(exclude_parent=True)
+        ti_copy._parent = included_file._task._parent
+
+        temp_vars = ti_copy.vars.copy()
+        temp_vars.update(included_file._args)
+
+        ti_copy.vars = temp_vars
+
+        return ti_copy
+
     def _load_included_file(self, included_file, iterator, is_handler=False):
         '''
         Loads an included YAML file of tasks, applying the optional set of variables.
@@ -763,10 +777,7 @@ class StrategyBase:
             elif not isinstance(data, list):
                 raise AnsibleError("included task files must contain a list of tasks")
 
-            ti_copy = included_file._task.copy(exclude_parent=True)
-            ti_copy._parent = included_file._task._parent
-            temp_vars = ti_copy.vars.copy()
-            temp_vars.update(included_file._args)
+            ti_copy = self._copy_included_file(included_file)
             # pop tags out of the include args, if they were specified there, and assign
             # them to the include. If the include already had tags specified, we raise an
             # error so that users know not to specify them both ways
@@ -781,8 +792,6 @@ class StrategyBase:
                 display.deprecated("You should not specify tags in the include parameters. All tags should be specified using the task-level option")
                 included_file._task.tags = tags
 
-            ti_copy.vars = temp_vars
-
             block_list = load_list_of_blocks(
                 data,
                 play=iterator._play,
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/free.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/free.py
index 07e02cfb83..c0a8a2bcd8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/free.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/free.py
@@ -193,10 +193,9 @@ class StrategyModule(StrategyBase):
                     display.debug("collecting new blocks for %s" % included_file)
                     try:
                         if included_file._is_role:
-                            new_ir = included_file._task.copy()
-                            new_ir.vars.update(included_file._args)
+                            new_ir = self._copy_included_file(included_file)
 
-                            new_blocks, handler_blocks = included_file._task.get_block_list(
+                            new_blocks, handler_blocks = new_ir.get_block_list(
                                 play=iterator._play,
                                 variable_manager=self._variable_manager,
                                 loader=self._loader,
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
index 3409888fa0..d9a0c185e8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
@@ -324,8 +324,7 @@ class StrategyModule(StrategyBase):
                         # list of noop tasks, to make sure that they continue running in lock-step
                         try:
                             if included_file._is_role:
-                                new_ir = included_file._task.copy()
-                                new_ir.vars.update(included_file._args)
+                                new_ir = self._copy_included_file(included_file)
 
                                 new_blocks, handler_blocks = new_ir.get_block_list(
                                     play=iterator._play,