diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
index f1a49bc1a6..7e0bf0de02 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
@@ -872,6 +872,10 @@ class Runner(object):
                 raise
         else:
             results = [ self._executor(h, None) for h in hosts ]
+
+
+        self.lockfile.close()
+
         return self._partition_results(results)
 
     # *****************************************************