diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
index 405165a5cc9..38bafb163ff 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
@@ -1039,9 +1039,11 @@ class ActionBase(with_metaclass(ABCMeta, object)):
             display.debug("_low_level_execute_command(): changing cwd to %s for this command" % chdir)
             cmd = self._connection._shell.append_command('cd %s' % chdir, cmd)
 
-        if (sudoable and self._connection.transport != 'network_cli' and self._connection.become and
-                (C.BECOME_ALLOW_SAME_USER or
-                 self.get_become_option('become_user') != self._get_remote_user())):
+        ruser = self._get_remote_user()
+        buser = self.get_become_option('become_user')
+        if (sudoable and self._connection.become and  # if sudoable and have become
+                self._connection.transport != 'network_cli' and  # if not using network_cli
+                (C.BECOME_ALLOW_SAME_USER or (buser != ruser and (ruser or buser)))):  # if we allow same user PE or users are different and either is set
             display.debug("_low_level_execute_command(): using become for this command")
             cmd = self._connection.become.build_become_command(cmd, self._connection._shell)