diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/profile_tasks.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/profile_tasks.py
index f873b75ead0..28aec1c7df2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/profile_tasks.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/profile_tasks.py
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ def tasktime():
     time_current = time.strftime('%A %d %B %Y  %H:%M:%S %z')
     time_elapsed = secondsToStr(time.time() - tn)
     time_total_elapsed = secondsToStr(time.time() - t0)
-    display(filled('%s (%s)%s%s' % (time_current, time_elapsed, ' ' * 7, time_total_elapsed)))
     tn = time.time()
+    return filled('%s (%s)%s%s' % (time_current, time_elapsed, ' ' * 7, time_total_elapsed))
 
 
 class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         """
         Logs the start of each task
         """
-        tasktime()
+        self._display.display(tasktime())
         timestamp(self)
 
         # Record the start time of the current task
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         self.stats[self.current] = time.time()
 
     def playbook_on_setup(self):
-        tasktime()
+        self._display.display(tasktime())
 
     def playbook_on_stats(self, stats):
-        tasktime()
-        display(filled("", fchar="="))
+        self._display.display(tasktime())
+        self._display.display(filled("", fchar="="))
 
         timestamp(self)
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
 
         # Print the timings
         for name, elapsed in results:
-            self.display.display(
+            self._display.display(
                 "{0:-<70}{1:->9}".format(
                     '{0} '.format(name),
                     ' {0:.02f}s'.format(elapsed),