diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
index 2412ed8900..f64a9f2017 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
@@ -737,7 +737,8 @@ class Runner(object):
             "(/usr/bin/digest -a md5 %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,   # Solaris 10+
             "(/sbin/md5 -q %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,     # Freebsd
             "(/usr/bin/md5 -n %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,  # Netbsd
-            "(/bin/md5 -q %s 2>/dev/null)" % path       # Openbsd
+            "(/bin/md5 -q %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,      # Openbsd
+            "(/usr/bin/csum -h MD5 %s 2>/dev/null)" % path # AIX
         ]
 
         cmd = " || ".join(md5s)