diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/net_base.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/net_base.py
index e5c1804dc9..3923ddafec 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/net_base.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/net_base.py
@@ -43,16 +43,16 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
         play_context = copy.deepcopy(self._play_context)
         play_context.network_os = self._get_network_os(task_vars)
 
-        # we should be able to stream line this a bit by creating a common
-        # provider argument spec in module_utils/network/common/utils.py or another
-        # option is that there isn't a need to push provider into the module
-        # since the connection is started in the action handler.
-        f, p, d = find_module('ansible')
-        f2, p2, d2 = find_module('module_utils', [p])
-        f3, p3, d3 = find_module(play_context.network_os, [p2])
-        module = load_module('ansible.module_utils.{0}.{1}'.format(play_context.network_os, play_context.network_os), f3, p3, d3)
-
         if play_context.connection == 'local':
+            # we should be able to stream line this a bit by creating a common
+            # provider argument spec in module_utils/network/common/utils.py or another
+            # option is that there isn't a need to push provider into the module
+            # since the connection is started in the action handler.
+            module_name = 'ansible.module_utils.network.{0}.{0}'.format(play_context.network_os)
+            f, p, d = find_module('ansible')
+            for package in module_name.split('.')[1:]:
+                f, p, d = find_module(package, [p])
+            module = load_module(module_name, f, p, d)
 
             self.provider = load_provider(module.get_provider_argspec(), self._task.args)
             if play_context.network_os == 'junos':