diff --git a/plugins/guests/linux/cap/port.rb b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/port.rb
index 62ffb5e7a..556127117 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/linux/cap/port.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/port.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
     module Cap
       class Port
         def self.port_open_check(machine, port)
-          machine.communicate.test("nc -z 127.0.0.1 #{port}")
+          machine.communicate.test("nc -z -w2 127.0.0.1 #{port}")
         end
       end
     end