diff --git a/lib/ansible/executor/module_common.py b/lib/ansible/executor/module_common.py
index 9e25b8446c..3714ae5316 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/executor/module_common.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/executor/module_common.py
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     finally:
         try:
             shutil.rmtree(temp_path)
-        except OSError:
+        except (NameError, OSError):
             # tempdir creation probably failed
             pass
     sys.exit(exitcode)