diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
index 39e8a9378a..adc9b7bcbd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ class Runner(object):
                 if (module_name == 'async_status' and "finished" in data) or module_name != 'async_status':
                     if changed_when is not None and 'skipped' not in data:
                         data['changed'] = utils.check_conditional(changed_when, self.basedir, inject, fail_on_undefined=self.error_on_undefined_vars)
-                    if failed_when is not None:
+                    if failed_when is not None and 'skipped' not in data:
                         data['failed_when_result'] = data['failed'] = utils.check_conditional(failed_when, self.basedir, inject, fail_on_undefined=self.error_on_undefined_vars)
 
             if is_chained: