diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7ec87a95a8..31508f7a30 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Ansible Changes By Release
 * nxos_vrf_interface fix when validating the interface (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/33227)
 * Fix for win_copy when sourcing files from an SMBv1 share
   (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/33576)
+* correctly report callback plugin file
 
 <a id="2.4.2"></a>
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
index 0376253a23..0dbcd57c4c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class CallbackBase(AnsiblePlugin):
             name = getattr(self, 'CALLBACK_NAME', 'unnamed')
             ctype = getattr(self, 'CALLBACK_TYPE', 'old')
             version = getattr(self, 'CALLBACK_VERSION', '1.0')
-            self._display.vvvv('Loading callback plugin %s of type %s, v%s from %s' % (name, ctype, version, __file__))
+            self._display.vvvv('Loading callback plugin %s of type %s, v%s from %s' % (name, ctype, version, sys.modules[self.__module__].__file__))
 
         self.disabled = False