diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/fix_all_none_users.yml b/changelogs/fragments/fix_all_none_users.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..047713ae4ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/fix_all_none_users.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+    - ensure all cases of a None remote/become user are covered.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
index 38bafb163ff..0358df94d79 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ class ActionBase(with_metaclass(ABCMeta, object)):
         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
+                (C.BECOME_ALLOW_SAME_USER or (buser != ruser or not any((ruser, 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)