diff --git a/plugins/hosts/suse/cap/nfs.rb b/plugins/hosts/suse/cap/nfs.rb
index 42bde6bb2..789c6cb47 100644
--- a/plugins/hosts/suse/cap/nfs.rb
+++ b/plugins/hosts/suse/cap/nfs.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         end
 
         def self.nfs_check_command(env)
-          "pidof nfsd > /dev/null"
+          "/sbin/service nfsserver status"
         end
 
         def self.nfs_start_command(env)