diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py
index d580342dd..a84f8f465 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py
@@ -485,10 +485,10 @@ class StrategyBase:
                             actual_host = self._inventory.get_host(host_name)
                             if actual_host is None:
                                 actual_host = Host(name=host_name)
+                            host_list = [actual_host]
                         else:
-                            actual_host = original_host
+                            host_list = self.get_task_hosts(iterator, original_host, original_task)

-                        host_list = self.get_task_hosts(iterator, actual_host, original_task)
                         if original_task.action == 'include_vars':

                             for (var_name, var_value) in iteritems(result_item['ansible_facts']):