diff --git a/lib/ansible/executor/play_iterator.py b/lib/ansible/executor/play_iterator.py
index 584cfb0fe6..09caeec2d9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/executor/play_iterator.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/executor/play_iterator.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class HostState:
         self.cur_rescue_task    = 0
         self.cur_always_task    = 0
         self.cur_role           = None
+        self.cur_dep_chain      = None
         self.run_state          = PlayIterator.ITERATING_SETUP
         self.fail_state         = PlayIterator.FAILED_NONE
         self.pending_setup      = False
@@ -102,6 +103,8 @@ class HostState:
         new_state.run_state        = self.run_state
         new_state.fail_state       = self.fail_state
         new_state.pending_setup    = self.pending_setup
+        if self.cur_dep_chain is not None:
+            new_state.cur_dep_chain = self.cur_dep_chain[:]
         if self.tasks_child_state is not None:
             new_state.tasks_child_state = self.tasks_child_state.copy()
         if self.rescue_child_state is not None:
@@ -212,13 +215,21 @@ class PlayIterator:
                 s.pending_setup = False
 
         if not task:
+            old_s = s
             (s, task) = self._get_next_task_from_state(s, peek=peek)
 
+        def _roles_are_different(ra, rb):
+            if ra != rb:
+                return True
+            else:
+                return old_s.cur_dep_chain != task._block._dep_chain
+
         if task and task._role:
             # if we had a current role, mark that role as completed
-            if s.cur_role and task._role != s.cur_role and host.name in s.cur_role._had_task_run and not peek:
+            if s.cur_role and _roles_are_different(task._role, s.cur_role) and host.name in s.cur_role._had_task_run and not peek:
                 s.cur_role._completed[host.name] = True
             s.cur_role = task._role
+            s.cur_dep_chain = task._block._dep_chain
 
         if not peek:
             self._host_states[host.name] = s
diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/role/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/role/__init__.py
index 10e14b4ac3..f192ea6c94 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/role/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/role/__init__.py
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class Role(Base, Become, Conditional, Taggable):
 
         return host.name in self._completed and not self._metadata.allow_duplicates
 
-    def compile(self, play, dep_chain=[]):
+    def compile(self, play, dep_chain=None):
         '''
         Returns the task list for this role, which is created by first
         recursively compiling the tasks for all direct dependencies, and
@@ -337,18 +337,20 @@ class Role(Base, Become, Conditional, Taggable):
         block_list = []
 
         # update the dependency chain here
+        if dep_chain is None:
+            dep_chain = []
         new_dep_chain = dep_chain + [self]
 
         deps = self.get_direct_dependencies()
         for dep in deps:
             dep_blocks = dep.compile(play=play, dep_chain=new_dep_chain)
-            for dep_block in dep_blocks:
-                new_dep_block = dep_block.copy()
-                new_dep_block._dep_chain = new_dep_chain
-                new_dep_block._play = play
-                block_list.append(new_dep_block)
+            block_list.extend(dep_blocks)
 
-        block_list.extend(self._task_blocks)
+        for task_block in self._task_blocks:
+            new_task_block = task_block.copy()
+            new_task_block._dep_chain = new_dep_chain
+            new_task_block._play = play
+            block_list.append(new_task_block)
 
         return block_list
 
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_var_precedence_dep/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_var_precedence_dep/tasks/main.yml
index b50f9dfc27..2f8e17096b 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_var_precedence_dep/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_var_precedence_dep/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 - assert:
     that:
       - 'extra_var == "extra_var"'
-      - 'param_var == "param_var"'
+      - 'param_var == "param_var_role1"'
       - 'vars_var == "vars_var"'
       - 'vars_files_var == "vars_files_var"'
       - 'vars_files_var_role == "vars_files_var_dep"'