diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
index c1285027be9..63a7d4d0a66 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
@@ -2507,18 +2507,21 @@ class SunOSVirtual(Virtual):
             #   DOMAINROLE|impl=LDoms|control=false|io=false|service=false|root=false
             # The output may also be not formated and the returncode is set to 0 regardless of the error condition:
             #   virtinfo can only be run from the global zone
-            for line in out.split('\n'):
-                fields = line.split('|')
-                if( fields[0] == 'DOMAINROLE' and fields[1] == 'impl=LDoms' ):
-                    self.facts['virtualization_type'] = 'ldom'
-                    self.facts['virtualization_role'] = 'guest'
-                    hostfeatures = []
-                    for field in fields[2:]:
-                        arg = field.split('=')
-                        if( arg[1] == 'true' ):
-                            hostfeatures.append(arg[0])
-                    if( len(hostfeatures) > 0 ):
-                        self.facts['virtualization_role'] = 'host (' + ','.join(hostfeatures) + ')'
+            try:
+                for line in out.split('\n'):
+                    fields = line.split('|')
+                    if( fields[0] == 'DOMAINROLE' and fields[1] == 'impl=LDoms' ):
+                        self.facts['virtualization_type'] = 'ldom'
+                        self.facts['virtualization_role'] = 'guest'
+                        hostfeatures = []
+                        for field in fields[2:]:
+                            arg = field.split('=')
+                            if( arg[1] == 'true' ):
+                                hostfeatures.append(arg[0])
+                        if( len(hostfeatures) > 0 ):
+                            self.facts['virtualization_role'] = 'host (' + ','.join(hostfeatures) + ')'
+            except ValueError, e:
+                pass
 
 def get_file_content(path, default=None, strip=True):
     data = default