diff --git a/lib/ansible/parsing/mod_args.py b/lib/ansible/parsing/mod_args.py
index ed527f1b08..87b3813d8f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/parsing/mod_args.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/parsing/mod_args.py
@@ -264,13 +264,23 @@ class ModuleArgsParser:
                 thing = value
                 action, args = self._normalize_parameters(value, action=action, additional_args=additional_args)
 
+        # FIXME: this should probably be somewhere else
+        RAW_PARAM_MODULES = (
+            'command',
+            'shell',
+            'script',
+            'include',
+            'include_vars',
+            'add_host',
+            'group_by',
+            'set_fact',
+            'meta',
+        )
         # if we didn't see any module in the task at all, it's not a task really
         if action is None:
             raise AnsibleParserError("no action detected in task", obj=self._task_ds)
-        # FIXME: disabled for now, as there are other places besides the shell/script modules where
-        #        having variables as the sole param for the module is valid (include_vars, add_host, and group_by?)
-        #elif args.get('_raw_params', '') != '' and action not in ('command', 'shell', 'script', 'include_vars'):
-        #    raise AnsibleParserError("this task has extra params, which is only allowed in the command, shell or script module.", obj=self._task_ds)
+        elif args.get('_raw_params', '') != '' and action not in RAW_PARAM_MODULES:
+            raise AnsibleParserError("this task '%s' has extra params, which is only allowed in the following modules: %s" % (action, ", ".join(RAW_PARAM_MODULES)), obj=self._task_ds)
 
         # shell modules require special handling
         (action, args) = self._handle_shell_weirdness(action, args)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategies/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategies/__init__.py
index f610334371..a3668ba089 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategies/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategies/__init__.py
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ class StrategyBase:
 
         # set the vars for this task from those specified as params to the include
         for b in block_list:
-            b._vars = included_file._args.copy()
+            b.vars = included_file._args.copy()
 
         return block_list
 
diff --git a/test/integration/Makefile b/test/integration/Makefile
index 28de76c7cd..3ee38b0ab7 100644
--- a/test/integration/Makefile
+++ b/test/integration/Makefile
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ CONSUL_RUNNING := $(shell python consul_running.py)
 all: parsing test_var_precedence unicode test_templating_settings non_destructive destructive includes check_mode test_hash test_handlers test_group_by test_vault test_tags
 
 parsing:
-	ansible-playbook bad_parsing.yml -i $(INVENTORY) -e @$(VARS_FILE) $(CREDENTIALS_ARG) -vvv $(TEST_FLAGS) --tags prepare,common,scenario1; [ $$? -eq 3 ]
-	ansible-playbook bad_parsing.yml -i $(INVENTORY) -e @$(VARS_FILE) $(CREDENTIALS_ARG) -vvv $(TEST_FLAGS) --tags prepare,common,scenario2; [ $$? -eq 3 ]
-	ansible-playbook bad_parsing.yml -i $(INVENTORY) -e @$(VARS_FILE) $(CREDENTIALS_ARG) -vvv $(TEST_FLAGS) --tags prepare,common,scenario3; [ $$? -eq 3 ]
-	ansible-playbook bad_parsing.yml -i $(INVENTORY) -e @$(VARS_FILE) $(CREDENTIALS_ARG) -vvv $(TEST_FLAGS) --tags prepare,common,scenario4; [ $$? -eq 3 ]
-	ansible-playbook bad_parsing.yml -i $(INVENTORY) -e @$(VARS_FILE) $(CREDENTIALS_ARG) -vvv $(TEST_FLAGS) --tags prepare,common,scenario5; [ $$? -eq 3 ]
+	ansible-playbook bad_parsing.yml -i $(INVENTORY) -e @$(VARS_FILE) $(CREDENTIALS_ARG) -vvv $(TEST_FLAGS) --tags prepare,common,scenario1; [ $$? -eq 4 ]
+	ansible-playbook bad_parsing.yml -i $(INVENTORY) -e @$(VARS_FILE) $(CREDENTIALS_ARG) -vvv $(TEST_FLAGS) --tags prepare,common,scenario2; [ $$? -eq 4 ]
+	ansible-playbook bad_parsing.yml -i $(INVENTORY) -e @$(VARS_FILE) $(CREDENTIALS_ARG) -vvv $(TEST_FLAGS) --tags prepare,common,scenario3; [ $$? -eq 4 ]
+	ansible-playbook bad_parsing.yml -i $(INVENTORY) -e @$(VARS_FILE) $(CREDENTIALS_ARG) -vvv $(TEST_FLAGS) --tags prepare,common,scenario4; [ $$? -eq 4 ]
+	ansible-playbook bad_parsing.yml -i $(INVENTORY) -e @$(VARS_FILE) $(CREDENTIALS_ARG) -vvv $(TEST_FLAGS) --tags prepare,common,scenario5; [ $$? -eq 4 ]
 	ansible-playbook good_parsing.yml -i $(INVENTORY) -e @$(VARS_FILE) $(CREDENTIALS_ARG) -v $(TEST_FLAGS)
 
 includes:
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_good_parsing/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_good_parsing/tasks/main.yml
index 27475ce0f5..482d0efac5 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_good_parsing/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_good_parsing/tasks/main.yml
@@ -152,17 +152,17 @@
     that:
       - complex_param == "this is a param in a complex arg with double quotes"
 
-- name: test variable module name
-  action: "{{ variable_module_name }} msg='this should be debugged'"
-  register: result
+#- name: test variable module name
+#  action: "{{ variable_module_name }} msg='this should be debugged'"
+#  register: result
+#
+#- debug: var=result
 
-- debug: var=result
-
-- name: assert the task with variable module name ran
-  assert:
-    that:
-      - result.invocation.module_name == "debug"
-      - result.msg == "this should be debugged"
+#- name: assert the task with variable module name ran
+#  assert:
+#    that:
+#      - result.invocation.module_name == "debug"
+#      - result.msg == "this should be debugged"
 
 - name: test conditional includes
   include: test_include_conditional.yml