diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
index 08b7a52c56..dc4ba12491 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ class StrategyModule(StrategyBase):
                         # for the linear strategy, we run meta tasks just once and for
                         # all hosts currently being iterated over rather than one host
                         results.extend(self._execute_meta(task, play_context, iterator))
-                        run_once = True
+                        if task.args.get('_raw_params', None) != 'noop':
+                            run_once = True
                     else:
                         # handle step if needed, skip meta actions as they are used internally
                         if self._step and choose_step: