diff --git a/plugins/action/synchronize.py b/plugins/action/synchronize.py
index a5752b963c..36751d4610 100644
--- a/plugins/action/synchronize.py
+++ b/plugins/action/synchronize.py
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
 
                 else:
                     user = task_vars.get('ansible_user') or self._play_context.remote_user
+                user = self._templar.template(user)
 
             # Private key handling
             # Use the private_key parameter if passed else use context private_key_file