diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
index b5138bf150..93bd212660 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class Runner(object):
 
         environment_string = self._compute_environment_string(inject)
 
-        if (self.sudo or self.su) and (self.sudo_user != 'root' or self.su_user != 'root'):
+        if tmp.find("tmp") != -1 and (self.sudo or self.su) and (self.sudo_user != 'root' or self.su_user != 'root'):
             # deal with possible umask issues once sudo'ed to other user
             cmd_chmod = "chmod a+r %s" % remote_module_path
             self._low_level_exec_command(conn, cmd_chmod, tmp, sudoable=False)