diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/osx_defaults.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/osx_defaults.py
index 7e2fe38ad77..e5d2bc51731 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/osx_defaults.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/osx_defaults.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def main():
                                array_add=array_add, value=value, state=state, path=path)
         changed = defaults.run()
         module.exit_json(changed=changed)
-    except OSXDefaultsException as e:
+    except OSXDefaultsException, e:
         module.fail_json(msg=e.message)
 
 # /main ------------------------------------------------------------------- }}}