diff --git a/lib/vagrant/systems/debian.rb b/lib/vagrant/systems/debian.rb
index 674ec1ff8..1914a28f6 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/systems/debian.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/systems/debian.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ module Vagrant
         vm.ssh.execute do |ssh|
           if !ssh.test?("sudo hostname | grep '#{name}'")
             ssh.exec!("sudo sed -i 's/.*$/#{name}/' /etc/hostname")
+            ssh.exec!("sudo sed -i 's@^\\(127[.]0[.]1[.]1[[:space:]]\\+\\)@\\1#{name} #{name.split('.')[0]} @' /etc/hosts")
             ssh.exec!("sudo service hostname start")
           end
         end