diff --git a/ansible/roles/vm_set/library/vm_topology.py b/ansible/roles/vm_set/library/vm_topology.py
index cdf4f10405d..d5053bb04a4 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/vm_set/library/vm_topology.py
+++ b/ansible/roles/vm_set/library/vm_topology.py
@@ -2023,7 +2023,8 @@ def __init__(self, use_thread_worker, thread_worker_count):
             self._map_helper = self.thread_pool.map
             if hasattr(self.thread_pool, "shutdown"):
                 self._shutdown_helper = \
-                    lambda: self.thread_pool.shutdown(wait=True, cancel_futures=True)
+                    lambda: self.thread_pool.shutdown(wait=True, cancel_futures=True) if sys.version_info>=(3,9) else \
+                        self.thread_pool.shutdown(wait=True)
             else:
                 self._shutdown_helper = \
                     lambda: self.thread_pool.terminate()