ssh.diff

diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py
index 73689aa..77b1f8d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py
@@ -404,6 +404,8 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
 
             if not rfd:
                 if state <= states.index('awaiting_escalation'):
+                    if p.poll() is not None:
+                        break
                     self._terminate_process(p)
                     raise AnsibleError('Timeout (%ds) waiting for privilege escalation prompt: %s' % (timeout, stdout))