diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
index 156aa480a0..ed3a1d7478 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
@@ -142,6 +142,18 @@ def get_distribution():
         distribution = None
     return distribution
 
+def get_distribution_version():
+    ''' return the distribution version '''
+    if platform.system() == 'Linux':
+        try:
+            distribution_version = platform.linux_distribution()[1]
+        except:
+            # FIXME: MethodMissing, I assume?
+            distribution_version = platform.dist()[1]
+    else:
+        distribution_version = None
+    return distribution_version
+
 def load_platform_subclass(cls, *args, **kwargs):
     '''
     used by modules like User to have different implementations based on detected platform.  See User
diff --git a/library/system/hostname b/library/system/hostname
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 66d8d6c815..775b47a1ff
--- a/library/system/hostname
+++ b/library/system/hostname
@@ -39,20 +39,8 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 - hostname: name=web01
 '''
 
-import platform
-
-
-def get_distribution_version():
-    ''' return the distribution version '''
-    if platform.system() == 'Linux':
-        try:
-            distribution_version = platform.linux_distribution()[1]
-        except:
-            # FIXME: MethodMissing, I assume?
-            distribution_version = platform.dist()[1]
-    else:
-        distribution_version = None
-    return distribution_version
+# import module snippets
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 
 
 class UnimplementedStrategy(object):
@@ -283,6 +271,9 @@ class FedoraStrategy(GenericStrategy):
             self.module.fail_json(msg="Command failed rc=%d, out=%s, err=%s" %
                 (rc, out, err))
 
+
+# ===========================================
+
 class FedoraHostname(Hostname):
     platform = 'Linux'
     distribution = 'Fedora'
@@ -380,6 +371,4 @@ def main():
 
     module.exit_json(changed=changed, name=name)
 
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 main()