diff --git a/lib/ansible/executor/process/result.py b/lib/ansible/executor/process/result.py
index 2750261e04..5e09bd7f84 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/executor/process/result.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/executor/process/result.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class ResultProcess(multiprocessing.Process):
         super(ResultProcess, self).__init__()
 
     def _send_result(self, result):
-        debug("sending result: %s" % (result,))
+        debug(u"sending result: %s" % ([unicode(x) for x in result],))
         self._final_q.put(result, block=False)
         debug("done sending result")
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategies/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategies/__init__.py
index 46e1c7a13c..1b4c1a2c1d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategies/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategies/__init__.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class StrategyBase:
         while not self._final_q.empty() and not self._tqm._terminated:
             try:
                 result = self._final_q.get(block=False)
-                debug("got result from result worker: %s" % (result,))
+                debug("got result from result worker: %s" % ([unicode(x) for x in result],))
 
                 # all host status messages contain 2 entries: (msg, task_result)
                 if result[0] in ('host_task_ok', 'host_task_failed', 'host_task_skipped', 'host_unreachable'):