diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/service.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/service.py
index 19308a685e..ea1bb15940 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/service.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/service.py
@@ -201,4 +201,4 @@ def daemonize(module, cmd):
                     break
                 return_data += b(data)
 
-        return pickle.loads(to_text(return-data, errors=errors))
+        return pickle.loads(to_text(return_data, errors=errors))