diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/play.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/play.py
index 4e1bc4d086..dc1c72fbb0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/play.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/play.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class Play(object):
         has_dict = {}
 
         for role_path in roles:
-            orig_path = template(self.basedir,role_path,self.playbook.extra_vars)
+            orig_path = template(self.basedir,role_path,self.vars)
 
             if type(orig_path) == dict:
                 # what, not a path?